1 Year after Alaska, Trump Is Giving Putin Yet Another Gift
The U.S. president is denying Kyiv the licenses to build Patriot missiles in order to prevent Ukraine from becoming too powerful in its war with Russia.
How quickly time flies. It has been one year since Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska. The occasion: The war in Ukraine.
The details of whatever the two plotted is unknown. But, rumor has it that Ukraine, which was not at the table, was supposed to give up Donbas in exchange for vague security guarantees.
The possible calculation was that, in the end, Trump would have received the Nobel Peace Prize, while Putin could calmly continue taking over the rest of Ukraine.
But, both sides were disappointed. On one hand, a year after Alaska, there is no sign of peace. And on the other hand, Ukraine is now in a much better position and increasingly putting the Kremlin on the defensive with its drone strikes.
Missile Terror as the Only Leverage
Trump is still not exerting any real pressure on Putin. Instead, he probably still considers Ukraine to be the weaker of both parties, and the one that must yield to bring the war to an end.
It seems plausible that Trump is deliberately starving Kyiv's defense efforts to prevent Ukraine from becoming too powerful. After all, missile terror is the only leverage Russia still has.
By now denying Ukraine the license to build defensive munitions that have already been promised, Trump is giving Putin another gift a year after the high-profile summit in Alaska.
How quickly time flies. It has been one year since Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska. The occasion: The war in Ukraine.
The details of whatever the two plotted is unknown. But, rumor has it that Ukraine, which was not at the table, was supposed to give up Donbas in exchange for vague security guarantees.
The possible calculation was that, in the end, Trump would have received the Nobel Peace Prize, while Putin could calmly continue taking over the rest of Ukraine.
But, both sides were disappointed. On one hand, a year after Alaska, there is no sign of peace. And on the other hand, Ukraine is now in a much better position and increasingly putting the Kremlin on the defensive with its drone strikes.
Missile Terror as the Only Leverage
Trump is still not exerting any real pressure on Putin. Instead, he probably still considers Ukraine to be the weaker of both parties, and the one that must yield to bring the war to an end.
It seems plausible that Trump is deliberately starving Kyiv's defense efforts to prevent Ukraine from becoming too powerful. After all, missile terror is the only leverage Russia still has.
By now denying Ukraine the license to build defensive munitions that have already been promised, Trump is giving Putin another gift a year after the high-profile summit in Alaska.
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