Saturday, February 22, 2025

The Art of the Sellout: Trump is giving away the store in Ukraine

Trump's team has all but stated that Ukraine will never be allowed to join the alliance. Whether or not one believes that Ukrainian NATO membership is "realistic," abandoning it publicly and unilaterally removes a key bargaining chip from the table. It is an unnecessary giveaway — diplomatic malpractice of the highest order. If Trump were truly the master negotiator he claims to be, he would understand that you don't start by announcing what you're willing to concede for free… 

Why is Trump doing all this? Among the possible reasons are his long-standing admiration for autocrats like Putin, his deep-seated belief that allies are burdens and his instinctive hostility toward both NATO and the European security order. There's also the possibility of personal financial entanglements. 

Beyond all this, there may be a deeply personal element: revenge. Ukraine played a role in Trump's first impeachment, and Trump never forgives. That was an insult that must be repaid in kind. 

All this points to a bigger problem: Trump is a menace to the global world order that America built and that has more-or-less kept the peace since World War II…

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