Trump, Zelensky to Discuss Escalation with 'New' Tomahawks
President Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky are reportedly meeting to chew over supplying long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine, a move Trump calls a “new step of aggression,” according to Axios. One might ponder how many “new steps of aggression” the US has overseen globally before raising an eyebrow. This discussion conveniently omits the fact that the US military-industrial complex has been quite
aggressively pushing such 'steps' for decades, funnelling weapons and 'aid' to various hotspots, often with little public debate beyond what suits the defense contractors’ quarterly earnings reports. The notion of a president—any president—pondering a 'new step of aggression' without acknowledging every previous step they facilitated is, frankly, bewildering. Trump’s concern for Russian
sensibilities seems to materialize only when it serves his immediate leverage tactics; meanwhile, the public is told escalation is inevitable. How many times will we be sold the idea that 'additional firepower' will force peace, rather than prolonging conflict? This isn't diplomacy; it's a weapons sale disguised as a high-stakes negotiation.