Posted on 07/03/2024 8:45:38 AM PDT by JonPreston
Donald Trump is considering scenarios to end the war in Ukraine. The Republican candidate for the U.S. presidency is reportedly already negotiating with Vladimir Putin about how much Ukrainian territory Russia will be able to keep, reports the "Politico" website. Trump is also considering an agreement under which NATO would pledge not to expand eastward.
Perhaps Trump is so confident that he is already preparing to take over the presidency after Biden. According to "Politico," the former U.S. president is reportedly negotiating with Putin about how much Ukrainian territory Russia can take. "Politico" cites national security experts from the Republican candidate's circle. Moreover, Trump also reportedly wants to commit NATO to halt expansion to additional countries in the east, especially Ukraine and Georgia.
Donald Trump is also said to be thinking about reorienting NATO. According to "Politico," he will demand greater defense spending from allies. This is supposed to be a condition for the continued U.S. participation in NATO. Instead of being the primary security provider, the U.S. would only provide support in times of crisis.
According to "Politico," the United States will maintain its nuclear umbrella over Europe during Trump's second term, with air forces and bases in Germany, England, Turkey, and naval forces. However, most of the infantry, armored vehicles, logistics, and artillery were provided not by Americans but by Europeans.
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IF true, Ds will be all over Trump for violation of the Logan Act, (we went after Kerry a few years back for similar acts) but in this case his aim is in concert with the administration: stopping the Ukraine war.
What are Trump haters to do with this ? The man we despise shares our goals ?
Moot point, though....sounds like completely made up bullchit.
There seem to be a lot of ideas floating around as allegedly from "Trump's campaign", ideas which may or may not represent anything more than someone's aspirations.
So, what, exactly, Trump is willing to give away to "Russkiy Mir" in exchange for a temporary peace in Ukraine, is anybody's guess right now.
But if the deal Trump strikes is disgraceful in terms of Ukraine's internationally recognized borders, Russian reparations and Vlad the Invader's war crimes, then prospects for long-term peace are not so good after all.
cableguy #9: "This war can not go on forever, someone has to win.
We all know it won’t be ukraine without a massive world war.
Trump won’t start one. but biden will."
So, first of all, "win" and "lose" are matters of definition and perspective.
In a perfect deal, everyone will feel like they "won" what was most important to them, but everyone will also "lose" something less important -- that's the Art of the Deal.
Second, there is already a "massive world war" being waged, on a scale not seen in Europe since 1945.
I'd call that Cold War II, but the Cold War itself was 100% global, with battles in every continent except Antarctica.
And if we only consider major Cold War conflicts -- Korea, Vietnam and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan -- then we are looking at around 10 million deaths (including civilians) over 44 years.
By some estimates, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has already produced over one million casualties in under 2.5 years.
So, bottom line: Vlad the Invader started Cold War II with his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
How the Ukraine War ends will help determine the outcome of Cold War II between the Axis of Evil Dictators and Western style democracies.
Jan_Sobieski #12: "Nah…you’re just mad because Americans don’t want to send our children off to fight for LGBTQI rights in Russia.
We actually care about our children, our unpayable debt, and protecting our kids from sodomites at home.
Why should I care about commie-pinko-fags in Ukraine or Russia, when they are here in the USA parading their junk and grooming and mutilating our kids?
BTW…are you a commie-pinko-fag?"
So let's take these one by one:
Your sympathies for poor men and women are well placed, but your context is all wrong, because it's not about "corruption" on "both sides".
Rather, it's about Vlad the Invader's unprovoked Russkiy Mir conquest and enslavement of Ukrainians in the name of the New Russian Empire and with strong support from the New Axis of Evil Dictators.
Your calling it all just "corruption and greed" is like trying to justify a rapist (Vlad the Invader) because the young woman (Ukraine) was less than perfectly innocent.
That argument isn't allowed any more in civilized courts.
StayoutdaBushesWay #25: "Russophobia Detected"
Seriously?
You're here to peddle "Russophobia" as if you are Hillary Clinton calling normal Americans "Islamophobes"?
How does that even work in your own mind?
In the debate, Trump said he would end the war before taking office. Perhaps he is doing research on how to keep yet another campaign promise
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