"Donald Trump may walk away from the Ukrainian war, the US president's oldest son has said in comments to a Middle East conference. In a lengthy tirade against the purpose of continued fighting in Ukraine, Donald Trump Jr also said Ukraine's corrupt rich had fled their country leaving what they believed to be the peasant class to fight the war."
"Trump Jr said the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was prolonging the war because he knew he would never win an election if it ended. He said Zelenskyy was a borderline deity on the left, but argued that Ukraine was far more corrupt than Russia. He also railed at the EU's foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, saying European sanctions were not working since they had simply increased the price of oil, from which Russia could pay for its war."
Potential US withdrawal from the Ukrainian conflict is linked to allegations of widespread Ukrainian corruption and elite flight, which left poorer citizens to fight. The Ukrainian president is portrayed as prolonging the war to preserve electoral viability. European sanctions are criticized for raising oil prices and enabling Russian war finance rather than compelling Russian collapse. Voter canvassing reportedly showed low prioritization of the Ukraine war. Domestic threats such as fentanyl smuggling from Venezuela are characterized as more immediate dangers. Anecdotal claims about Ukrainian-plated supercars in Monaco are cited as evidence of elite exodus.
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