> America is literally allying itself with Russia, trying to turn Ukraine into basically colony (by demanding their resources forever)
It was Ukraine/Zelensky who suggested that first not Trump. It was back in November. But we tend to forget such things for some reason...
From https://www.ft.com/content/623c197f-6952-4229-bfbc-0a96e43d6...
> Two of the ideas were laid out in Volodymyr Zelensky’s “victory plan” with Trump specifically in mind, said people involved in drawing it up. The proposals were later presented to Trump when Ukraine’s president met him in New York in September.
So Trump agreed eventually and then Zelensky started a media storm about how Trump wants take their natural resources and turn them into a colony. And everyone somehow immediately forgot that the proposal originated with Ukranian government.
> The levels of behaviors between the sides here are not symmetrical
It comes from a fundamentally different perceptions of reality and politics. There is idea that things have to be just and fair. And when they are not we like to say "it's not fair" and someone comes and fixes it. I am afraid it just doesn't work like that past the childhood age.
> American leadership made it clear that norms, laws or morality are only for suckers.
When weren't they? You're thinking maybe everyone just finally woke up? Morality and laws do not apply in practice on the international arena. It would be nice if they did, I agree, but they don't currently.
EU should have always had it's own strong army, it should have never trusted the US and not relied on them for protection. But they also shouldn't have been buying energy from Putin and funding his operation for years.
It was Ukraine/Zelensky who suggested that first not Trump. It was back in November. But we tend to forget such things for some reason...
From https://www.ft.com/content/623c197f-6952-4229-bfbc-0a96e43d6...
> Two of the ideas were laid out in Volodymyr Zelensky’s “victory plan” with Trump specifically in mind, said people involved in drawing it up. The proposals were later presented to Trump when Ukraine’s president met him in New York in September.
So Trump agreed eventually and then Zelensky started a media storm about how Trump wants take their natural resources and turn them into a colony. And everyone somehow immediately forgot that the proposal originated with Ukranian government.
> The levels of behaviors between the sides here are not symmetrical
It comes from a fundamentally different perceptions of reality and politics. There is idea that things have to be just and fair. And when they are not we like to say "it's not fair" and someone comes and fixes it. I am afraid it just doesn't work like that past the childhood age.
> American leadership made it clear that norms, laws or morality are only for suckers.
When weren't they? You're thinking maybe everyone just finally woke up? Morality and laws do not apply in practice on the international arena. It would be nice if they did, I agree, but they don't currently.
EU should have always had it's own strong army, it should have never trusted the US and not relied on them for protection. But they also shouldn't have been buying energy from Putin and funding his operation for years.