This is actually a better outcome than I expected for Ukraine. If Putin doesn’t negotiate, he may end up being harsher on Russia than Biden was.

He has a reputation for being friendly with Russia, potentially even compromised by them, and may want to shed that reputation.

Or maybe I’m just naive. We’ll see.

Trump has already stated he is imposing 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, in direct violation of an agreement he himself set up during his first term. On top of that, he’s already threatened the invasion of at least four allied nations. He is showing the world that he has no intention of honoring anything he says, nor respect for any existing relationships with other countries.

Sanctions only work if other nations cooperate. Why would anyone choose to cooperate with someone like this? Trump is acting like the whole world should bow down to him, while the world is laughing in his face.

Lol what bullshit.

Trump dances to Putin’s whistle.

So now he’s pretending like he’s threatening Russia so he can say he’s “brokered peace but unfortunately there’s a few small conditions” and then the gives Ukraine the list of demands Putin wrote.

Edit and also probably with the caveat of “Ukraine if you don’t agree then we’re gonna stop all aid to you”

Russia already chose fhe hard way.

Wait till he finds out we’re already doing that.
Unfortunately, China and a number of other countries aren’t participating.
And their combined GDP is as high as that of the USA.
So US sanctions can’t starve Russia, they only divide the world economy into 2 blocks.