Alexander Stubb, a golf buddy of the U.S. president, says it’s a “really good idea” to try to bargain with Trump, who wants Europe to help him open the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump loves to make deals, and one of his closest confidants in Europe believes a pact might be within reach that could help solve both the Gulf oil crisis and the war in Ukraine in one go.
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb says he can see real potential in offering Trump what he wants: European military support to secure the Strait of Hormuz, the crucial oil shipping route that Iran has effectively blockaded in response to American and Israeli bombing.
Europe’s condition for providing such assistance? That the U.S. president delivers all the help Ukraine needs to reach an acceptable peace deal with Russia.
This is such a bad idea that I’m surprised it didn’t originate from Trump himself
Europe “Help us with Ukraine.”
Trump “Yes.”
Europe “We are helping you now with Iran. Can you help us with Ukraine?”
Trump “Sike. I am not going to help you.”
Europe shocked Pikachu face
No. Just… no.
Nothing Trump says or does is trustworthy. He will put his signature on a deal and then break the terms in under 24 hours. It’s also highly unlikely he will contribute more resources to helping fight a war against his master when his own stupid war is going so poorly.
Stubb knows Trump would never increase help for Ukraine. He also knows that the US has in the last few weeks burned through an ungodly amount of military stock that would have been useful to Ukraine. Even if Trump does a 180-degree on Ukraine, those interceptors are now gone.
This is more about providing EU with an explicit transactional reason (that Trump admin might understand) for refusing to get involved in the Iran debacle the US and Israel have gotten themselves into.
He did an interview In Chatham House. A journalist asked him this question and he responded it might be a good idea. The whole title is something that’s been taken out of context . Here is the video, it comes at the very end.
Just remember not to fulfil your end of the deal until money, territory and/or weapons are confirmed to be in Ukraine’s possession.
NATO is for defense.
it’s a “really good idea” to try to bargain with Trump
Lol! What rock has this guy been living under?
Or you could just help Ukraine directly?
He doesn’t “like to make deals”. He likes to bully others into giving him what he wants for nothing in return.
