I think we’ve all seen the meltdown in the White House between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. I have seen portions of the video, read the opinions of people across the political spectrum, and I haven’t an effin’ clue as to what really triggered this debacle.
First, I am going to say that I fully support Ukraine in its efforts to defend itself against Russia. The Russians are not the ‘injured’ party in this war of aggression. I believe Russia is the aggressor and that Putin is trying to “get the Old Gang back together”...whether they want to or not.
With that out of the way, I have to wonder if this whole kerfuffle was for real, is a disinformation operation, a miscalculation by either Trump or Zelenskyy, both, or something instigated by the Russians. The timing of this seems awfully convenient.
Goodness knows the comments and opinions are all over the place, with some laying the blame entirely on Trump, on Zelenskyy, or the fact that Mercury is in retrograde. (Is that really a thing?)
Is Trump right that the only way this war is going to end is through diplomacy? Is Zelenskyy right that there must be security guarantees regarding any possible diplomatic solution because Russia can’t be trusted? Is allowing Ukraine to join NATO a plus or a minus? Can Ukraine make Russia continuing its war against Ukraine untenable, at least for Putin?
I don’t think Putin saw one possible outcome of his Special Military Operation being both Finland and Sweden deciding they would be better off joining NATO, just the opposite of what he wanted. Europe is becoming more united in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian economy is in rought shape, statements from the Kremlin notwithstanding. And on top of that Kaliningrad may be getting some ideas about separating itself from Russia.
It will be interesting to see how this all shakes out.
