Trump might be allowing himself to be drawn into WW3. He is touting peace, which is what he evidently wants. However, the warmongers in both the US and EU are evidently pulling the strings.
The administration touted its "historic" minerals deal with Ukraine. This simply ties the United States to that region. It was promoted as a step forward.
Of course, Putin wasn't happy about this. Trump is now threatening more sanctions on Russia.
The problem is the EU wants war. This is going to be something that happens which is not going to be pretty.
Let's start with the basics.
At the top of the list is the fact that Ukraine cannot beat Russia. This is another situation that the neocons got everyone into, believing it would take down Putin. Remember, these people have lost every war since WW2.
Then we have Russia. It cannot beat Europe. This means the idea that Putin wants to take over the continent is nothing more than propaganda. The goal is to fuel the desire for war.
NATO is completely corrupted. Actually, it is the retirement home for old neocons. They head their to wage their endless wars, still pissed that communism fell without millions of dead Soviets.
The problem for Europeans is that, while Russia cannot take Europe, it can nuke it. This means Article 5 comes into play.
Putin is a fool is agrees to anything with the EU. Angela Merkle stated a couple years ago the Minsk Agreement was nothing more than a ruse to give Ukraine time to arm itself. In other words, the West lied to Putin.
While some might say good, the heart of the matter is Putin is foolish to even think about stepping into that trap twice. It is likely any peace deal will be used for NATO to expand its military capabilities.
The leaders of Europe all want war. Germany told Zelenskyy not to sign a peace agreement. The human toll means nothing to these people. Boris Johnson of the UK has twice flew to Ukraine, stopping Zelenskyy from any steps towards peace.
When it comes to minerals, Russia is the richest country in the world. Political hacks like Lindsey Graham have long drooled over the idea of getting their hands on it. If the Russians can be wiped out, the West could waltz in and usurp trillions.
Then we have European debt. Many do not believe, the economic zone is cook. The policies are coming home to roost. Decades of false claims will be exposed. All the promises of the utopia of government assistance will be wiped out.
Of course, in peace, the leaders will be blamed. War is the way to deflect that. It provides cover for default. This will be enhanced by blaming Putin and/or Trump.
Things could get heated as soon as the 4th quarter of this year. War will end Trump's idea of a golden age. He will simply become another warmongering President in a long line of them. Even if he doesn't want it, he is getting suckered into it.
Whether this stems from bad intel or recklessness, the result would be the same.
You will hear nonsense that NATO can take Russia easily. This is akin to the narrative that the Russians would quickly be pushed out of Ukraine. Here we are, more than 3 years later, and Russia took the land which was promised in the Minsk Agreement.
People need to wake up. The warmongers lie, touting their justifications for millions of deaths, and trillions of dollars wasted.
To date, the US has spend $350 billion and the EU $100 billion to arrive at the point where Putin has the land that was settled via negotiations back in 2014. Yet, since the West decided not to honor, almost half a trillion dollars is now added to the bill in debt.
