Shock me, said nobody who knows of Trump's flightiness and microscopic attention span, over what Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday, even if it contradicts Veep Bagger Vance.
Now, would Trump continue to not sell much in the way of new arms to Ukraine after that? Or would he reopen the Biden-era spigot? Would he keep sanctions on Russia as is, or try to impose even more new ones, on top of the bit of new ones he did? Most of this is impossible to say. It should be noted that Russia has dangled the possibility for US business deals in front of Team Trump. But, there's no way Putin comes even close to letting Trump do what he wants to do with Ukraine.
That said, there's this bit of hypocrisy from Ukraine's un-re-elected president (tis true, Russiagaters) Volodymyr Zelensky, on the latest Russian attacks:
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the attacks in a post on X. "This is how Russia began this Good Friday – with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, Shahed's – maiming our people and cities"
Well, sir, even if you pushed the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to observe the Gregorian calendar and Catholic feast days, the Russian Orthodox Church doesn't. So, it's not Good Friday in Moscow. Second, if you really care about war crimes, have you stopped stationing Ukrainian artillery and missile batteries near hospitals? On the religious side, past your own country, do you call out Israel for attacks on Gaza during Eid?
As for why Trump might walk away, other than his toddler-age attention span? Putin won't give him the answer he wants. Just like Xi won't on tariffs. Toddler Don can hold his breath until his face turns blue, and this won't change. I mean, Putin hasn't even signed off on the 30-day ceasefire, and from his point, and from a non-NATO/US internationalist viewpoint, rightly so on not signing off.
That said, as with begging Xi to call him, the attention-starved Trump, contra Rubio, may loop back to Putin after all. And, no, the Donald is not a Russian agent. But, Putin knows how to play him like a cheap toy.
Meanwhile, all this plays out in a background of how North Korean soldiery and armaments help for Russia are both getting better. Will the Uki-tankies pay attention, and will their reaction be anything other than "send Zelensky more money"?
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