Will Trump Change His Mind On Aiding Ukraine?

Pride and Politics in Action

Hello All,

Kyiv burning this week after being hit by a Russian air attack. This was a humiliation for Trump—but will it lead him to help Ukraine?

My position on Trump and Ukraine should be pretty well known by now. For two years now I’ve been saying that he was, if he got back to the White House, preparing to abandon Ukraine and work with Putin to end the war in Russia’s favor. The reasons involve history and money—in a nutshell Trump seems beholden to and besotted with Russia because of both. On the other hand, he despises Zelensky and Ukraine. These reasons are why paying attention to what Trump says (such as Thursday night’s comments that he was “very disappointed” with his conversation with Putin) seem pointless. Follow Trump’s actions, not his words—and all his actions have been to help Putin.

For instance, these five steps are actual changes that he has brought into US policy since becoming president, all of which have been very helpful to Russia and harmful to Ukraine—none of which are actually popular and none of which would have happened had the Democrats stayed in power. They are: