The newly-elected Donald Trump needs quick briefing about Ukraine war consequences; his team should explain this right-now (not tomorrow or next-week)
The situation looks rough - NATO experts say Ukraine is losing ground and next winter might be super-hard for them. Russian attacks hit power stations water systems and heat sources which makes life real tough for regular folks. Vladimir Putin seems to use cold weather as his best friend in this fight
We have a very good relationship‚ and I also have a very good relationship with President Putin
Trumpʼs earlier words about Ukraine dont help much:
- Said Ukraine should give up land before war started
- Called Putin a genius several times
- Made fun of Zelenskys comments about him
- Promised to fix everything super-fast if elected
Ukrainian expert Oleksandra Matviichuk (who got Nobel peace prize) points out that Russians destroy stuff on purpose: “millions may sit without basic needs in winter“
The stakes are way bigger than just Ukraine - Russia getting stronger means trouble for everyone. Ruth Deyermond from Kings College thinks letting Russia keep any land is bad news: it will help them build up forces near NATO borders mess with European stuff and cause problems in US too
Tech-war expert Michael Bociurkiw says modern conflicts dont care about borders; Russia can make trouble with fake news bio-weapons and other nasty stuff from far away. Plus if US looks weak here - other countries might try to test their luck against America
The big question is: does Trump get how serious this is? His far-right friends kinda like Putin and similar strong-man types but someone needs to tell him straight - US needs Ukraine to win this one