Does the fact that the Ukraine war wasn’t ended in 24 hours like Trump promised mean that he either lied or was too dumb to understand that it is more complicated?
Last Updated: 02.07.2025 12:32
Putin can end this war any day.
Well, it can certainly be both — you can be dumb and lie at the same time.
In fact, ending the war in Ukraine is straightforward:
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When I heard it for the first time, I immediately said that “ending the war in Ukraine in 24 hours” was impossible — people who believed it probably still believe in Easter Bunny.
Russians will leave Ukraine.
Tell Putin to completely withdraw from Ukraine by a certain date.
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If he does not, start destroying his forces inside Ukraine until he does.
He just needs to order his troops to go home.
Now Trump is saying that the defender state "does not have the cards" when the aggressor has not advanced in 3 years. Jim Mattis was right.