The peace agreement was objectively bad for Ukraine; the only thing they were getting out of it was (maybe) the end of Russian aggression, but they *weren’t* going to get NATO membership, they weren’t getting their territories back, and they’d have to pay dearly in minerals for that. - ThreadSky

bmakuh.bsky.social • 8 days ago

The peace agreement was objectively bad for Ukraine; the only thing they were getting out of it was (maybe) the end of Russian aggression, but they *weren’t* going to get NATO membership, they weren’t getting their territories back, and they’d have to pay dearly in minerals for that.

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bmakuh.bsky.social•8 days ago

Trump made a campaign promise to end the war on day one of his presidency. He obviously hasn’t done that, but if he had gotten Zelensky to sign that paper yesterday then it would have been an enormous victory for him, personally. It would have shown him to be as powerful as he projects.

bmakuh.bsky.social•8 days ago

Trump was so confident he had Zelensky over a barrel that he could publicly humiliate him in front of cameras before making him kiss the ring. This is his MO; this is what he has made every American politician do who sides with him. There was no other reason to televise the signing.

bmakuh.bsky.social•8 days ago

Trump is pretty obviously in Putin’s pocket, and it’s likely that he would get financial kickbacks for getting Zelensky to sign that paper. It would also be a great deal of international prestige for ending a long and bloody war.

bmakuh.bsky.social•8 days ago

The media was quick to blame Zelensky for the failed deal; he could’ve just swallowed his pride, endured the shaming, and signed the thing.

But this is where Zelensky showed himself to have the kind of backbone that our politicians lack: he called Trump’s bluff and walked.

bmakuh.bsky.social•8 days ago

Sure, the war is now still going. Things are still desperate for them. I’m not sugarcoating it. But Trump lost yesterday, because he *didn’t* broker an international peace agreement. The treaty was basically in the bag, and because he couldn’t help himself, he killed a deal that should’ve been easy.

bmakuh.bsky.social•8 days ago

The media is saying that Zelensky lacked self-control here, but it was actually Trump who lacked self-control. Trump and Vance killed this deal with their self-indulgent “kiss the ring” media circus. They showed themselves incapable of what should’ve been a slam dunk for them.

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