Trump Blames Ukraine, Forgets His Own Record on Peace
In a recent declaration, Donald Trump pointed fingers at Ukraine for 'holding up peace,' a notion Newsweek dutifully covered. This isn't the first time a US politician has cherry-picked facts to fit a narrative. Remember that 2019 phone call to Volodymyr Zelensky? The one concerning 'favors' related to military aid, now famously known as the catalyst for his first impeachment? That particular
episode, detailed in numerous congressional reports, certainly didn't grease the wheels of peace. One might wonder if 'peace' in this context means 'ceding territory to an aggressor,' a definition often favored by those less concerned with international law and more with transaction costs. It's a convenient framing that ignores the complexities of self-defense and sovereignty, often reducing
geopolitical struggles to convenient soundbites for domestic consumption.