"Unquestionably, this is a corrupt administration, in which the offspring of the principals carve out multibillion-dollar deals in real estate and cryptocurrency while the president slathers gold leaf on anything made of stone or wood and indulges in various side hustles of his own. Unquestionably, too, Donald Trump dislikes Volodymyr Zelensky, retains a sneaking respect for Vladimir Putin as a fellow tough guy, and thinks Russia is gradually grinding the life out of Ukraine. But that is far from the full story."
"There are two ways to interpret the Trump administration's latest peace initiative in Ukraine. It may merely be, as some claim, the latest expression of its greed and stupidity, its urge to betray Ukraine, and its authoritarian lust for intimacy with the autocrat of Russia. Or it might be something altogether more complicated. For those who care about Ukraine, it is the main focus of their thoughts."
The peace initiative toward Ukraine can be seen either as blatant greed, stupidity, and betrayal or as a more complex set of motives. The administration shows clear corruption, with relatives securing multibillion-dollar deals while the president embellishes properties and pursues side hustles. Donald Trump dislikes Volodymyr Zelensky, admires Vladimir Putin’s toughness, and believes Russia is slowly wearing Ukraine down. Domestic Republican coalitions are fracturing across diverse factions—tech entrepreneurs, small-government ideologues, extremists, anti-vaccine proponents, Christian nationalists, xenophobes, isolationists, and populists—creating political instability and constraining presidential options.
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