Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy greets European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Kyiv, November 4, 2023
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In a 25-minute special, Professor Katarzyna Pisarska and I discuss the state of European support for Ukraine’s resistance of the 31 1/2-month Russian invasion, and whether Europe can prevent Ukrainian capitulation to Moscow if Donald Trump wins November’s US Presidential election.
The host is Adam Jasser.
The European countries know that the US is needed: for military aid, for economic aid, and as part of an alliance in NATO and a Trans-Atlantic relationship.
For the US to be absent without leave would probably mean Ukraine would have to accept that part of its territory is occupied by Russia for the long term.
And that is why, let us be honest, the real threat here is Donald Trump….
Let us be clear here: Donald Trump is a danger. He’s a danger to Ukraine, he’s a danger to NATO, he’s a danger to European security.
[Editor’s Note: Once again, commenter ignores that the immediate threat of Ukraine’s “destruction as a state and as a nation” is the Russian invasion — and converts that invasion into “US aggression toward Russia”.
It’s a crude but all-too-effective tactic of propaganda and political warfare.]
But what if continued military support for Ukraine leads to its destruction as a state and a nation? Both panelists don’t consider that possibility. Professor Lucas thinks the US under Trump will abandon Ukraine, and he’s probably right. I think Harris will also abandon Ukraine at some point. But, whether the next administration is a Trump administration or a Harris administration, US aggression toward Russia will likely emerge in other parts of Europe and the world, as we see with US use of Israel as its proxy force against a Russia-backed Iran.