Russia and Ukraine

[Thumpalumpacus]

Politico also reports that nobody from Europe was including in the negotiations, with one US official saying "we don't really care" about Europe.

One of the things that astounds me with this is that the Americans appear to have bred a population too stark stupid to understand that this betrayal will have consequences for them. It's as if they think that unilaterally selling out a European country might not make other nations view them as a pack of inbred hicks with atomic weapons. I suppose it isn't that surprising, given that they've managed to engineer Americans that will violently oppose their own healthcare and education, but it'll still come as a shock to certain Americans when the rest of the world decides not to join them at the rail as they take turns pissing into the wind.

On the bright side, Bel's screed really reads: "Trump's Moscow Handlers Give Him New Marching Orders as European Leaders Point and Laugh."

Take care not to confuse the current Administration's outlook with the American population at large.

Nearly three years into the war in Ukraine, President-elect Donald Trump has been promising a swift end to the conflict when he takes office. Americans’ views about U.S. support for Ukraine have shifted little in recent months, but there continue to be wide partisan differences, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted Nov. 12-17.

Republicans are far more likely than Democrats to say the United States is providing too much support to Ukraine (42% vs. 13%).

Republicans are also far less likely than Democrats to say the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion (36% vs. 65%).

In addition, Republicans and Republican-leaning independents have long been less likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to see Russia’s invasion as a major threat to U.S. interests. But this partisan gap has grown. Just 19% of Republicans now say the invasion is a major threat, compared with 42% of Democrats.

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Americans are also split on whether the U.S. has a responsibility to help Ukraine defend itself from Russia’s invasion. Half of Americans say the U.S. has this responsibility, while 47% say it does not. These views are largely unchanged over the last several months.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...n-ukraine/