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Will Trump End Washington’s Proxy War in Ukraine? | The Libertarian Institutelibertarianinstitute.org/articles/will-trump-end-washingtons-proxy-war-in-ukraine/?mc_cid=6ceda76aba
188 sats \ 11 comments \ @Undisciplined 14 Nov Politics_And_Law
The great Ted Galen Carpenter on Trump's opening to make peace in Europe.
"Ending the NATO proxy war that has cynically used Ukraine as a military tool to weaken Russia is a crucial initial step. Washington’s strategy has resulted in the deaths of thousands on both sides of the conflict. Moscow remains emphatic that Ukraine occupy a neutral status in Europe and not become an official or de facto member of NATO. That stance was an important component of the Kremlin’s policy long before Putin came to power."
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18 sats \ 10 replies \ @Msd0457890 15 Nov
I believe that Trump has and plays an important role in this war between Ukraine and Russia, this war event has only brought death and destruction to all those involved.
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0 sats \ 9 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 15 Nov
I think so too. This is one foreign policy issue where he's been pretty consistently good.
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15 sats \ 7 replies \ @kenn_b 18 Nov
how? he has not done anything, just stated he will end it in one day.
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0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 18 Nov
No, he's been saying from the beginning that we shouldn't be supporting it. Also, instead of talking about it like a sporting match and obsessing over who wins, he's talked about wanting the killing to stop.
I'm not saying he has some brilliant analysis, but the bar has been set pretty low.
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27 sats \ 5 replies \ @kenn_b 18 Nov
Exactly, he has been talking about it, but no action at all. If he really cared, he'd already done something even if he is not the president since he has influence over the republican party. It will be really interesting what will happen next, either he will throw Ukraine under the bus which is likely imho (which is basically not supporting it) or perhaps he has a brilliant idea how to keep the aggressor on their side of the border which would of course be the best.
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 18 Nov
My expectation is that they will end the conflict with the ethnically Russian provinces no longer part of Ukraine.
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15 sats \ 3 replies \ @Msd0457890 18 Nov
but isn't the conflict with all of Ukraine?
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined OP 18 Nov
I don't think so, but people have different perspectives on this.
My understanding is that the conflict is over provinces adjacent to Russia. That's primarily for access to the Russian naval base in Crimea, but it's also about who controls the ethnically Russian provinces.
Some expect that Russia is trying to conquer the entirety of Ukraine and then continue on into other parts of eastern Europe. I don't think that's right, but I'll acknowledge that if it were, Putin's not going to just announce that to the world.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Msd0457890 15 Nov
I hope you take action on this matter and put an end to this madness.
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