When Russia invaded Ukraine our country was controlled by the most incompetent regime in United States History. When the Russians started massing troops at the Ukrainian Border, the Democrats were too stupid to realize an imminent invasion was about to begin or too stupid to know what to do next. Now at this point the Russians are illegally occupying part of Ukraine and are still murdering Ukrainians daily.
When Donald Trump promised to end the war, I was excited. I thought he would put so much pressure on Russia they would with draw their troops. Now it looks like he is putting pressure on Ukraine with an ultimatum. Why did he not give the Russians and ultimatum? Oh, I forgot. They have big guns that can reach us. The meeting with Zalenski was a disaster. It seems no agreement was made in advance with Zalenski which is shocking to me. I believe Trump had said he saw no reason to meet with Z beforehand. Then the, so called, negotiation was presented before a nation TV audience with Trump and Vance seemingly ganging up on Z to look like they were bullying him. He kept asking for security guarantees which I felt was reasonable, which Trump refused to give. Then Trump tried to convince Z he really had no reasonable options and Vance accused Z of being ungrateful for the aid he had been given.
Trump likes to paint himself as a deal maker. What would Ukraine get out of the deal? It appears no agreement that the United States would defend Ukraine in case of another Russian attack. No guarantee the Russians would not try to take more territory. No guarantee the Russians would give up the territory they now occupy. The Trump Team met with the Putin team. We do not know what was promised. Did the Trump and Putin team agree that Russian could keep the territory they had seized if they stopped fighting? The Trump Team apparently did not meet with Z. Trump often said in recent history he was being treated unfairly. Was Z treated fairly? It appears Ukraine gets to give their mineral resources to pay back the aid the United States gave them. I am not sure what we promised Ukraine. Was there a previous written agreement that the aid would be paid back? If Russia stops fighting Ukraine will need billions to rebuild their country. How will they afford rebuilding their country and repaying the United States at the same time.
Is the real deal an agreement between Russia and the United States to divide up the mineral resources of Ukraine? I voted for Trump three times because I thought he was more competent that his opponent. I do not feel this fiasco was Trump’s finest hour.
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