Trump says no security
promises or Nato for
Ukraine
The US president says European allies must shoulder the burden of their neighbours’ defence.
Trump, who has upended US policy by reaching out to Russia and seeking a quick end to the three-year war, said that European allies would bear responsibility for Ukraine’s security.
Addressing reporters at a cabinet meeting, Trump said Zelensky would visit Friday and sign the agreement after intense US pressure to hand over rare earths used in aerospace and other technology.
“It’s a great deal for Ukraine, too, because they get us over there,” Trump said.
“We’ll be on the land and, you know, in that way, it’s this sort of automatic security, because nobody’s going to be messing around with our people when we’re there,” Trump said.
But Trump ruled out the US providing more formal security guarantees, as sought by Kyiv.
I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much,” Trump said.
“We’re going to have Europe do that,” Trump said. “Europe is their next-door neighbour, but we’re going to make sure everything goes well.”
Asked what concessions would need to be made to end the war, he ruled out Ukrainian membership in Nato, again repeating Russia’s stance that the issue was behind its invasion.
“Nato – you can forget about,” Trump said. “I think that’s probably the reason the whole thing started.”
Former president Joe Biden backed Ukraine’s eventual membership in Nato without offering a concrete timeframe.
The US on Monday sided with Russia at the UN and against nearly all its European allies with a resolution that called for an end to the war without stressing the territorial integrity of Ukraine.
“We’re going to do the best we can to make the best deal we can for both sides,” Trump said Wednesday.
“But for Ukraine, we’re going to try very hard to make a good deal so that they can get as much back as possible.”
Trump insisted that his diplomacy was bringing a new spirit of compromise from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who earlier “wanted the whole thing” in Ukraine.
“He’s a very smart guy. He’s a very cunning person,” Trump said of Putin.
“I think we’re going to have a deal. If I didn’t get elected, I believe he would have just continued to go through Ukraine.”
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday told Trump that the Europeans would consider sending troops to protect any deal but that US support was critical as a means to guarantee security.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to deliver a similar message when he meets Trump on Thursday.
"he would have just continued to go through Ukraine"... at the rate costs in Russki men, materiel and treasure accumulate. , the Russki Federation would have collapsed into a Dozen warring -Tan states first.
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ReplyDelete❗️Romania’s presidential candidate Georgescu arrested
In December 2024, Romania’s Constitutional Court annulled the first-round presidential election results after independent candidate Calin Georgescu, known for his pro-Russia stance, won the majority of votes
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⚡️⚡️Footage of Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu being arrested.
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⚡️⚡️Cаlin Georgescu has been taken in for questioning as part of a wave of searches conducted across several counties. These searches are targeting actions that are reported to threaten the constitutional order, including public incitement, the initiation of a fascist organization, and false statements regarding the sources of funding for electoral campaigns, according to Romanian TV channel Stirile Pro TV.
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Georgescu arrested: why are Romania’s DEEP STATE and the West trying to SILENCE people’s hero?
Calin Georgescu has been stopped in traffic and taken in for questioning by the General Prosecutors Office over alleged illegal campaign financing. Searches have been carried out among members of his entourage.
Who is Georgescu and why is he such a 'threat'?
🔴 The Georgescu saga has plagued Romania and its EU and NATO overlords since the shock cancelation of elections in December, which the candidate won with a plurality in the first round.
🔴 Georgescu has asked sharp questions about the benefits for Romania of membership in NATO, critiqued the US missile base deployed on Romanian territory targeting Russia, criticized the flow of NATO arms to Kiev via Romania, and predicted that Ukraine would be split after the conflict.
🔴 Georgescu’s past praise for Putin and desire to pursue policies to make Romania a “sovereign and self-sufficient power” prompted Western media to smear him as a “pro-Putin TikTok star,” “ultranationalist” and Trump supporter who would become “the EU and NATO’s worst nightmare” if elected.
🔴 Last week, Georgescu revealed that the cancellation of the election, which he dubbed a “coup d’etat,” was “ordered from abroad” by the Biden administration and the EU, and “implemented here by the oligarchy system.”
🔴 Hundreds of thousands of Romanians have been holding regular protests in support of Georgescu amid authorities’ efforts to shut him out of politics.
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Parody? Memes? Fake news? Disinfo/Misinfo? AI?
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Rutte in tears?
The US is cutting off NATO funding.
All general fund subsidies and payments will be suspended from February 28th of this year.
All financial transactions not related to
the US military's defense capabilities will also be canceled.
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ReplyDeleteThey tried to JAIL Donald Trump before the US Election.
They’re trying to JAIL Marine Le Pen before France’s next Election.
Jair Bolsonaro is BANNED from running in Brazil’s next Election.
Now, they’ve ARRESTED Romania’s leading Presidential candidate.
Is this DEMOCRACY?
don't forget our own Anwar was also jailed for "sodomy" by an olde coot
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