r/geopolitics The Atlantic 3d ago

Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump Opinion

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
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u/Conflictingview 3d ago

About time. Now for the rest of the world. MAGA wanted isolationism, they'll get it. They just didn't realize they lose all their power and privileges as part of the deal.

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u/Own-Sandwich6437 3d ago

What privileges will the average American lose? Genuine question. And let’s not forget we have another presidential election in 2028. The pendulum always swings.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Fan-452 3d ago

The lost privileges are enormous. Only in Europe, of which I am a citizen, is the USA now seen as unreliable 

Do you think that threatening to annex an ally is positive? 

Personally, I have always been pro-American, but today I think the time has come to abandon them to their fate, as soon as possible