Comment on Moscow strikes kill six in Ukraine; refineries hit in Russia
Minnels@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
I don’t understand why the two countries at war isn’t doing the negotiating. What and why is the US even involved in the first place? I know Putin and Trump is “friends” but that just make it even more backwards. This world is so weird. Gone to total shit in record time.
Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 1 week ago
Because, just like with Israel, Ukraine is not self-sufficient militarily. If the U.S. pulls aid, Russia wins the war. It is, by definition, a proxy war - at least on the American-Ukrainian side.
If America pulled aid or gave Ukraine a firm timeline, Ukraine would lose all leverage in negotiations. And as long as American guns, bombs, and dollars are flowing into Ukraine, Ukraine will not settle for the status quo.
A better way to think of the negotiations is that Trump and Putin are negotiating the post-war situation for America to agree to pull support to Ukraine.