Trump Clarifies: No US Boots On The Ground In Ukraine
Trump guaranteed that while US planes may patrol skies in a post peace security deal, no troops will be stationed on the ground.
This Week in the World Affairs Brief
TRUMP READIES TO MEET PUTIN
Later today Trump will share anything that he thinks is positive from his meeting with Russia’s president-for-life Vladimir Putin. But here is what I think is likely to happen. On the positive side, Trump has engaged with European leaders and President Zelensky to get their input prior to the meeting and is willing to impose “severe [economic] consequences” against Russia and her allies if Putin doesn’t agree to stop attacking Ukraine. On the negative side, Trump is desperate for a cease-fire agreement, and is willing to use US pressure on Ukraine to get what he thinks is a reasonable “deal” with Putin. But I fear Trump will fail to see through whatever the slick deal the Russians are working up for him. The Russians have a decades-long history of deceiving the West by telling them what they want to hear, while only doing what is best for them and Russian power. They have cheated on virtually every disarmament agreement, and even faked the demise of Soviet Communism in 1989-91 in order to fool the West into giving them aid and trade. Both President Zelensky and European leaders are warning Trump to watch out for Putin’s deceptive tactics, but that only upset him—a sign that despite his tough talk about Putin, he is secretly holding out hope that Putin really just wants peace and will believe more words to that effect despite the reality of Putin’s warring actions. To receive a free one-time sample of the brief, along with options on how to subscribe, click on Request a Sample on the left.
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