Wait until EU prolongs the interruption of their shadow fleet while UA keeps pounding their oil factories. How vatnik rhetoric will change then. ,, We want peace '' Sure you do. Moving from 3 days operation that started with 60KM long columns to take Kiev, to sending disabled 70 y.olds into fields /ridding golf carts/horses.
Trump is a Putin puppet -- but we already knew that. His "peace plan" is to give Russia everything it wants. Additionally Trump said all of Ukraine will be part of Russia someday. Hegseth additionally announced that Ukraine will not be part of NATO and Russia will get to keep all the territory they seized. Ukraine is not pleased - 'Not shaking hands': Pete Hegseth said to meet icy reception from Ukrainian counterpart https://www.rawstory.com/pete-hegseth-ukraine/
I.e. Hegseth doesn't have the leverage he thinks he does. (Then again, what kind of retard starts a "negotiation" with his main geopolitical opponent by folding all cards?)
This kind....the submissiveness is just oozing. 'This is just staggering': CNN national security analyst alarmed by Trump's Russia plans Moments after the Senate confirmed controversial former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be Donald Trump's Director of Intelligence, the president announced on Truth Social that he wants to work hand-in-hand with Russian strongman Vladimir Putin. On Truth Social, the president wrote, "I just had a lengthy and highly productive phone call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. We discussed Ukraine, the Middle East, Energy, Artificial Intelligence, the power of the Dollar, and various other subjects," and later added, "We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations. We have also agreed to have our respective teams start negotiations immediately, and we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation, something which I will be doing right now. "
Your chart showing how Europe gives more than the US doesn't nullify my point that we shouldn't be spending any of our dollars on the Ukraine. Have Europe pick up the slack.