Danny's article:

Could Ukraine Have Avoided War with Russia?

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/02/c...

The presentation compares Trump’s approach to foreign policy—especially regarding the war in Ukraine—to historical appeasement, questioning whether he is like Neville Chamberlain in 1938 or a hard-nosed peacemaker willing to defy convention to stop wars. The speaker argues that Trump is a peacemaker, suggesting that continuing the status quo would lead to more Ukrainian deaths and territorial losses.

Key points:

• Trump has been vocal about ending the war in Ukraine, criticizing Zelensky and questioning the effectiveness of Western support.
• He calls Zelensky a "dictator without an election," doubling down on rhetoric rather than softening it.
• Trump believes the war is unwinnable for Ukraine and argues it should have been avoided through diplomacy.
• He suggests cutting off U.S. aid to Ukraine, seeing it as mismanaged and unaccounted for.
• Trump acknowledges that Russia holds the leverage in negotiations and believes he can make a deal with Putin to end the war.
• Western leaders and media figures strongly criticize Trump's stance, calling it appeasement and a betrayal of Ukraine.
• The speaker supports Trump's view, asserting that Western politicians are detached from reality and mistakenly believe Ukraine can still win with more aid.

Overall, the presentation frames Trump as a realist confronting an entrenched establishment unwilling to acknowledge Ukraine's deteriorating position.

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