– The Trump administration predictably continues the war in Ukraine despite campaigning on ending the conflict in 2024;
– Both policy papers and Trump administration officials since coming to office had admitted this with claims otherwise amounting to mere political pandering;
– Current plans to continue the war hinge on Europe “burden sharing” under a “division of labor” while the US prepares to pivot toward China;
– The US still oversees both Ukrainian military and intelligence operations but demands more European public funds be diverted to sustaining the proxy war at best, or committing European troops to create a buffer zone and freeze the conflict at least;
– The US is still considering sending longer-range missiles to Ukraine which the US itself will oversee the use of on targets deep inside Russia;
– The US is overseeing a campaign to strike Russian energy production but also attempts to incrementally interdict ships carrying Russian energy at sea;
– Success in interdicting Russian energy shipments will then be applied to similar plans to interdict Chinese maritime shipping;
– Everything “Europe” is doing regarding Ukraine now, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told them to do in a directive delivered in Brussels back in February of this year;
References:
NYT – U.S. STRATEGY PLAN CALLS FOR INSURING NO RIVALS DEVELOP (1992):
https://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/08/world/us-strategy-plan-calls-for-insuring-no-rivals-develop.html
https://archive.ph/az6LC
Newsweek – JD Vance Tells Tim Dillon US Needs Weapons To Fight China, Not Russia (Oct. 2024):
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-tim-dillon-taiwan-priority-over-ukraine-1975851
Newsweek – JD Vance Floats Donald Trump Deal To End War in Ukraine (Sep 2024):
https://www.newsweek.com/jd-vance-floats-donald-trump-deal-end-russia-ukraine-war-1953302
DoD – Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 2025):
https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/
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