• ramble81@lemmy.zip
    10·
    4 hours ago

    Serious question: how is this any different than any of his previous “I have a plan” moments? He met with Putin a few months ago to negotiate peace, which didn’t go anywhere. I think he did it a time before that too.

    Ukraine has held firm and Europe is backing them, so why is anyone acting like this is actually realistic?

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      4·
      2 hours ago

      Well, it is slightly different than a while back. Before the US was giving aid to Ukraine, so there was actually a bargaining chip there. Now the US is doing nothing, so who the fuck cares? Trump is just making the US look incompetent, which might actually be the point.

    • JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.socialEnglish
      2·
      3 hours ago

      I’m not sure, but the US still does contribute a hefty share of Ukraine’s war materials, right?

      With UKR’s manpower shortages and all, I would imagine that quite the (low) blow.

      • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        2 hours ago

        No. Zero, as far as I’m aware. We now allow the sale of weapons to European allies who are allowed to give it to Ukraine, but I believe the US gives nothing currently.