"Donald Trump is sensible and he is right. Basking in glory after his Gaza ceasefire, he was on Friday evening flying to Florida with his entourage of reporters. The drums of war were beating across Europe and Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, had pleaded with him for Tomahawk missiles. What was his reply? Trump was clearly fed up. He had told Zelenskyy: go make a deal. He had said, They should stop the war immediately."
"But modern diplomacy is rarely about ideology or consistency. It is about egos and show. It means to seize each moment as it comes and see what happens. Trump clearly seized the right moment to get Benjamin Netanyahu to stop killing Palestinians. In doing so he opened a door to peace that was shut. Even those suffering Trump derangement syndrome had to approve. Motive is not the issue if the outcome is right."
Donald Trump urged immediate ceasefires and negotiated deals over military escalation, telling Volodymyr Zelenskyy to 'go make a deal' rather than request Tomahawk missiles. The argument holds that Tomahawks would escalate and increase killing, while seizing diplomatic moments can open doors to peace, as when he pressured Benjamin Netanyahu to stop killing Palestinians. Motive is secondary to beneficial outcomes. Western handling of Ukraine has become indecisive within Nato, the EU and the UN, providing enough aid to continue fighting but not to secure victory. Hawks warn a ceasefire on current lines repeats 2015, concedes territory to Russia and risks failing Ukrainians and Western consumers.
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