Why Trump's Ukraine Pressure Campaign Will Backfire

Get your first month of ChatLLM by Abacus.AI for just $7 by clicking here! https://chatllm.abacus.ai/linesonmaps Over the last couple of weeks, the Trump administration has taken a number of controversial actions involving Russia and Ukraine, ostensibly to try to force the war to a close. Today, we need to discuss why these are actually counterproductive and will indeed prolong the war—they will harden Russia’s bargaining position, canceling out whatever coercive effect there is on Ukraine, and they will make Russia less inclined to negotiate at all. 0:00 Trump's Diplomacy 0:34 Current Transatlantic Tensions 5:22 The Tempting Diplomacy Logic 7:53 Why Trump Is Creating a Bargaining Problem 11:54 Europe's Choices The appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement. Media licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... By Kremlin.ru: http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne... http://kremlin.ru/events/president/ne...