The rhetoric has certainly improved. But President Trump hasn’t convinced everyone that he actually means business, as one new policy after another has dissipated before actually achieving any significant results. Simplicius suspects this is one reason the absurd ceasefire offer, which would appear to be an obvious non-starter, was presented to Russia:
The ceasefire agreement comes just a day after Ukraine launched the largest drone attack on Moscow of the entire war, with an estimated 400-500 drones, almost all of which were shot down, the remainder hitting civilian apartment blocks.
It appears to have been made for no better reason than scoring much-needed political points for Trump, who now wallows in a post-euphoric doldrums phase of his floundering second term, when virtually every one of his campaign promises has faltered or flopped. No Epstein, JFK, or 9/11 lists, no Mexican wall, no Fort Knox audit or UFO disclosure, no mass deportations, with ICE raids rumored to have halted, no promised US troop withdrawals from Syria, Europe, or elsewhere. Every other boastful attempt to capture Greenland, Canada, Panama, and everything in between has likewise fallen flat on its face, with countries no longer fearing nor taking the US seriously.
Desperate for a razzle-dazzle to slap points on the scoreboard, Trump’s team tipped this rushed ‘ceasefire’ deal for being just the trick. Except, it’s about the most nonsensically absurd ceasefire attempt imaginable, a veritable charade by another name.
- It comes a day after Ukraine’s massive drone provocation, meant specifically to spoil the ceasefire by making Russia look like the bad guy, after Russia rightfully rejects the deal.
- It comes in the midst of one of the largest frontline collapses of the war, as Ukrainian troops are being battered, decimated, and driven out of Kursk.
- It comes with zero ‘concessions’ or offers to Russia itself, but huge reward to Ukraine in the form of the reactivation of all weapons shipments, aid, and intelligence sharing.
- It comes when Ukraine still controls some Kursk territory, which is an obvious common sense non-starter for Russia.
I wouldn’t be quite so dismissive of the God-Emperor 2.0’s remarkable achievements in his first two months in office. But it is readily apparent that Trump needs to talk less and deliver more or he’s going to start losing at least some of the goodwill and popular support that he has amassed as a result of his aggressive executive orders.
I have no idea why he agreed to this ceasefire proposal or why he’s shown hesitation on cutting all support for Ukraine and exiting NATO. Russia is going to win the war even if the entire EU, UK, and the USA formally declare war and open direct hostilities tomorrow. Military power is all about who can get there first with the most, and no one is going to defeat the Russian military its own backyard on the basis of logistics alone. If this were a war for Mexico, or even Canada, the equation would be different, but given the geographic location of Ukraine, the inevitable outcome is not even potentially in doubt.
And certainly, I doubt that threats of adding a few more sanctions to the current 21 thousand or so already in place are going to impress or intimidate the Russians into doing anything they don’t see as being to their advantage.
Donald Trump threatened ‘devastating’ trade and economic consequences on Russia if President Vladimir Putin doesn’t agree to a 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine. Trump issued the threat – which included a considerable hedge – while discussing administration efforts to bring an end to Russia’s brutal war in Ukraine, which Trump again said could lead to World War III.