Donald Trump's recent comments regarding the war in Ukraine have sparked outrage and concern among allies, who fear his positions could embolden Putin and jeopardize efforts to support Ukraine.
After three years of trying to invade and conquer Ukraine , and three years of failing, Russia n dictator Vladimir Putin may soon see his fortunes change, thanks to Donald Trump . Trump, who has repeatedly expressed admiration for Putin and downplayed the gravity of the invasion, made his position on Ukraine crystal clear this week.
He met with Putin and discussed the conflict at length, but notably, he did not speak with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy or American’s European allies who have been bearing most of the financial burden of helping Ukraine. Trump also described the invasion as a war that “happened” rather than naming Russia as the aggressor. Later, in comments in the Oval Office, he suggested that Russia deserved to keep parts of Ukraine: “They fought for that land, and they lost a lot of soldiers.” And that Ukraine, somehow, had brought Russia’s invasion and near daily attacks against civilians on itself. Trump's comments, which he described as “genius” and “savvy” on Putin’s part, have drawn widespread condemnation. U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who had no experience managing a large enterprise prior to his nomination by Trump because of his television show, on Wednesday delivered Trump’s position on Ukraine during a visit to Brussels, the headquarters of NATO: “The United States does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic outcome of a negotiated settlement,” he said.Hegseth, meanwhile, found himself Trump’s highly unpopular mouthpiece in Europe, surrounded by military and elected leaders of countries where Putin is seen far more negatively than he is by Hegseth’s boss. John Bolton, one of Trump’s first-term national security advisers who has since become a harsh critic, said of Trump’s comments, “It was a bad day yesterday for Ukraine, but a bad day yesterday for the United States. We’ve got a serious national security interest in peace and stability in Europe, and not having borders changed by unprovoked aggression, and a whole host of other things that I just don’t think Trump understands.” In any case, Trump himself on Thursday showed no interest in walking anything back. “I thought his comments yesterday were pretty accurate,” he said of Hegseth’s Wednesday remarks. He then went on to repeat Putin’s talking points that he was forced to invade to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO. “I don’t see any way that a country in Russia’s position could allow them to allow,” Trump told reporters. “I believe that’s why the war started. Because Biden went out and said that they could join NATO.
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