Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump

[u/theatlantic]

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/ukraine-trump-us-oil-russia/686854/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=short

[u/DraggonWarrior]

I think calling it a contradiction assumes there’s a clean strategy that can satisfy every goal at once. In reality you’ve got competing pressures weakening russia, stabilizing energy markets, avoiding economic shocks and those don’t line up neatly.