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What I find interesting is that he makes decisive decisions when it comes to Ukraine e.g. halting military aid, removing access to intelligence etc. But then w
by threeseed 2y ago
What I find interesting is that he makes decisive decisions when it comes to Ukraine e.g. halting military aid, removing access to intelligence etc.
But then when it comes to sanctions on Russia or continuing military training with European countries who do pay it's always a consideration.
- ranger_danger 2y agoIf I had to guess it's probably because there's no money in it.
- duxup 2y agoI really don't think Trump is entirely lucid policy to policy sometimes. In his first term he would make offhand remarks about military action at times and the next day deny he said it. They established a rule at the pentagon that nothing he said counted unless they got a written and signed order from the white house.
- readyplayernull 2y agoMaskirovka correctly applied: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_military_deception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_military_deception
- re-thc 2y ago> But then when it comes to sanctions on Russia What's there to still gain here? It's clear he's trying to "profit" from situations. Is Russia going to give anything in return? Not likely.
- pacifika 2y agoWell some of the Ukrainian mineral deposits are currently occupied by Russia.
- af78 2y agoThere is still some economic pressure that could be applied on Russia but the Trump admin is rejecting that. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-08/us-vetoes-g-7-shadow-fleet-task-force-plan-signals-more-change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-08/us-vetoes... There is a clear pattern at this point. Every move Trump has made since taking power has harmed Ukraine, favored Russia, or both.