So why does Ukraine need Trump? Not for more “war aid”. America has nothing left to give. But perhaps Donald Trump could negotiate softer terms of surrender. There is nothing else to fight for in Ukraine.
And look, the very next day there was astatement fromthe President of the Czech republic to Czech Radio. Let me remind you that the Czech President is a former Communistagent who later joined NATO, achieved high office there and who enthusiastically supported the war, including a possibly nuclear escalation.
“The war benefits no one…we need to end it as quickly as possible…China should definitely be part of the solution…we need to negotiate a lasting peace that is – if possible – as fair as possible to the victim of aggression, and that is Ukraine.”
As fair as possible. If possible. That is, unless the Russians have a different opinion. What is that but surrender? Of course, the president chooses different words than an independent sociologist, but the content is almost the same. It even comes across in the interview that Donald Trump should “psychologically” impress Vladimir Putin.
This does not mean that the president is copying from Petr Hampl. It means that it is already clear to everyone that the war is ending and that it will end with the victorious Russian side dictating the terms.
By the way, have you noticed that the metaphors about Putin being Hitler have disappeared from the public sphere. According to Drulak’s book How to Research Politics, such a change in metaphors signals preparation for negotiations.
But getting killed at this stage of the war, when the decision is already made anyway, is a hundred times tragic.