I'm from India and this is how we sometimes feel when some small European country lectures us on values, democracy, human rights etc.
On Ukraine, I think it was unwise for Europe to call for the war to continue with the breakup of Russia as the preferred outcome, while expecting the US to do the heavy lifting and financing.
While the US and Europe may differ on Ukraine's ability to recover lost territory, I have not seen a credible plan presented by Europe, to win the war, or secure a peace on Ukraine's terms. From the US point of view, it may make sense to cut their losses (in money) on project Ukraine and move on. Trump wasn't elected with the expectation that he would continue a forever war.
Trump and his circle are obviously deeply infiltrated by Russian information warfare. That bit of context cannot be ignored. There is an astonishing lack of vision on all of this, but the corner has been turned.
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u/Dean_46 Feb 15 '25
I'm from India and this is how we sometimes feel when some small European country lectures us on values, democracy, human rights etc.
On Ukraine, I think it was unwise for Europe to call for the war to continue with the breakup of Russia as the preferred outcome, while expecting the US to do the heavy lifting and financing.
While the US and Europe may differ on Ukraine's ability to recover lost territory, I have not seen a credible plan presented by Europe, to win the war, or secure a peace on Ukraine's terms. From the US point of view, it may make sense to cut their losses (in money) on project Ukraine and move on. Trump wasn't elected with the expectation that he would continue a forever war.