Presently, no one has any idea what kind of “deal” Trump wants in the Ukraine.
Obviously, Russia wants a settlement, but they have terms which I do not think they are going to budge on. They have no reason to budge. They had a reason in 2022, but now there is no reason. They are winning too hard to agree to anything other than total victory.
However, I think Putin would probably be convinced to create a situation where he gets everything he’s demanded and also allows Donald Trump to claim there was a “deal.”
There are many potential scenarios here, but given that Trump has not put forward any terms at all, it would be ridiculous to make inferences.
I will say that I do not think the “tough talk” means anything at all. That’s just the way Trump does business.
RT:
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a thinly-veiled ultimatum to Russia, urging it to bring the Ukraine conflict to an end and strike a “deal,” or face new sanctions and high import tariffs.
Trump issued the warning in a post on his Truth Social online platform, proclaiming his “love” for the Russian people and insisting he was “not looking to hurt Russia.”
“We must never forget that Russia helped us win the Second World War, losing almost 60,000,000 lives in the process,” he wrote, exaggerating the estimated Soviet Union losses more than twofold.
lol
“All of that being said, I’m going to do Russia, whose Economy is failing, and President Putin, a very big FAVOR. Settle now, and STOP this ridiculous War! IT’S ONLY GOING TO GET WORSE,” Trump asserted.
Should no “deal” on the matter materialize “soon” enough, Trump would “have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries.” The US president also reiterated that the Russia-Ukraine conflict “never would have started” if he had been in office.
“We can do it the easy way, or the hard way – and the easy way is always better,” Trump warned Moscow.
Earlier in the day, Trump reiterated his readiness to engage in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, insisting he’d had a “very strong understanding with” the Russian leader before. Asked when exactly the talk could happen, Trump said “anytime they want – I will meet.”
There will be information after he meets Putin.
Until then, it’s really dumb to speculate.
I’m very skeptical of the Trump Administration’s foreign policy plans, but what I’ve said from the beginning is that while he might start a war with Iran or China, it is very possible he will end the shitshow in the Ukraine. If only because the Jews want the resources to be used in the Middle East and the Pacific.
Nothing he’s said so far has really made me think differently.