
jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein") wrote:
“if there is not soon a large new infusion of aid from the United States, Ukraine will likely lose the war within the next 12 to 18 months. Ukraine will not lose in a nice, negotiated way, with vital territories sacrificed but an independent Ukraine kept alive, sovereign, and protected by Western security guarantees. It faces instead a complete defeat, a loss of sovereignty, and full Russian control.
This poses an immediate problem for Donald Trump. He promised…”
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/01/trump-putin-ukraine-russia-war/681228/