Why would they fold though? This idea that Ukraine was merely a puppet that would concede to literally any demands from the US was always ridiculous.
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spongebue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I mean, I’ll admit that I figured his solution would be to simply make sure Ukraine folds to Putin within 24 hours and that hasn’t happened. It’s a bar so low that it’s just sitting on the ground, but at least he hasn’t gone that low in that way yet
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
TheKracken@lemmy.world 1 day ago
It’s because Donnie is surrounded by sycophants, so he thinks he can do anything. When he encounters someone who doesn’t immediately fold he’s surprised. I.e. see Iran.
spongebue@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Maybe my wording wasn’t great, but I’m thinking more along the lines of arms sales, other support, and Russian sanctions, which would make things a lot harder for Ukraine if they went away
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
I don’t think even that would work. He could certainly hamper the war effort but the US isn’t the only ally Ukraine has. I don’t think they would capitulate unless there was major movement on the front line and a total defeat seemed possible.
BillyClark@piefed.social 1 day ago
Uhh that was Trump’s original solution that he publicly proposed. The problem is that he wasn’t actually able to do it because it was impossible.
He might as well have come up with the solution to make the sun rise in the west instead of the east so that Ukraine could make a surprise attack on the morning when the light was in the Russians’ eyes.