WSJ Suggests Trump is Too Soft on Ukraine – By Hurting Them?
According to the WSJ, Trump's alleged plan involves conditioning future US aid to Ukraine on their willingness to negotiate a peace deal with Russia. This is framed as 'pressure' on Ukraine—a curious turn of phrase given the US has, since 2014, funnelled over $100 billion in aid to Kyiv, effectively making it a client state. (Source: Council on Foreign Relations, November 2023). Funny how
'pressure' only applies to the side dependent on our money, not the one we're purportedly trying to deter. One might wonder if withholding aid from an ally under attack is less about compelling peace and more about weaponizing desperation for a US-dictated outcome. History reminds us 'pressure' from Washington often means 'comply or suffer' for smaller nations. When will the 'pressure' apply to US
foreign policy benefactors, instead of its proxies? Or is that question too discomforting for the fine journalists at the WSJ?