The Trump/Putin Plan For Ukraine

Its Not Peace Plan, Its A Plan For A Weak And Divided Ukraine

Hello All,

I’ve been writing now for almost 9 months about what Donald Trump’s plan for Ukraine would be. During that time I’ve been labelled an extreme pessimist, was told I was suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, been told that I did not understand that Trump would need to make sure Ukraine had a good deal for his own ego, etc, etc.

It turns out, I was wrong. I was too optimistic. I never thought Trump would be anything but bad news for Ukraine, but so far things are looking even darker than imagined. In July 2024, this was my best estimate of what Trump would do if he were elected again.

This is Donald Trump's Actual "Peace" Plan for Ukraine

Note—I’m done using “peace” to describe the plan—its not a peace plan, its a plan to hobble Ukraine.

Looking above there were some elements that were definitely right. Trump has cut aid for Ukraine, is pressuring Ukraine to hand over land, wants to lift sanctions on Russia, is very respectful to Putin and hostile to Zelensky, has ruled out Ukraine in NATO and real security guarantees for Ukraine. However, now that we have almost 7 weeks of a Trump presidency under our belt, I think the vision of his plan (which seems worked out with Putin) needs a revision. Its much more to weaken, even destroy Ukraine. So without further adieu, this is my best estimate of the Trump/Putin plan for Ukraine.