'So Trump loves Orban’s peace plans and loves Kim—that is clear. What there was not at all in the talk was any equivalent praise for the Ukrainians, Europeans or even NATO. There was not a single mention of NATO in the entire address—the longest US acceptance speech in history. Basically Trump either doesn’t care about or actively despises those countries who have been long-standing allies and partners of the US.
The amazing thing about Trump is that he screams out exactly what he is. He loves dictators and authoritarians and could not care less about NATO and probably Ukrainians. His choice of JD Vance further highlights both of these tendencies.
Anyone planning a Ukrainian strategy (or European for that matter) based on Trump doing anything positive for Ukraine, is dreaming. All strategies need to be based on the opposite.'
- Prof. Phillips P. O’Brien,
Weekend Update #90: Strategic Update for Ukraine and Russia, July 21, 2024
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