"Picking fights with longtime friends instead of working with them against shared adversaries is a recipe for American weakness and global instability, but it might make Donald Trump and his friends feel big and give them more opportunities for corruption."
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To the point that open revolt and/or military liberation may be required.
And I agree. Even simultaneous pressure from Trump and Putin won't get the Ukrainians to give up their independence and become a Russian vassal, which means Putin will have failed to achieve his main goal. That's a recipe for reconsolidating and trying again for more, much like after 2014.