Published by the Washington Post Editorial Board. Editorial On Saturday, President-elect Trump detailed the potential threat to Ukraine and the United States if he moves to reach a deal with the Russian side.
“The reason for this escalation of fighting is clear. Trump seems inclined to attack.” quick transactions to end the conflict once he takes office. He was vague on what the final agreement would be, only promising to resolve the dispute as soon as he takes office, or perhaps in some form before then.'' is written.
“Next Vice President JD Vance was more specific and said the final settlement would likely involve “.”demilitarized zone“This will include land currently occupied by Russia,” they added.
“So there was the Kremlin's urge to grab as much additional land as possible by Inauguration Day, and Ukraine's desperate efforts to resist it.”
However, the paper argues that if Ukraine cedes land it lost to Russia, it would damage its growing alliance with the West and give a green light to other countries to carry out similar acts of aggression against desirable sovereign states. I warned him that he would give it to me.
“Abandoning Ukraine, or an agreement that reduces Ukraine's territory to an unsustainable extent, would demonstrate to dictators around the world that Western resolve has limits,” the council said. .
“Imagine how Chinese President Xi Jinping thinks about withdrawing from Ukraine to the West. occupy taiwan or atolls or shallow waters in oil-rich oceans. South China Sea”
Russia has already sent North Korean troops to the front lines of the battlefield and is actively working to counter Ukraine's use of allied-supplied ATACMS missiles and F1 fighter jets.
“For Ukraine to leave parts of its eastern territories under Russian occupation would be a defeat for both Ukraine and the West,” the council wrote, adding details about President Trump's harsh criticism of President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan. , I thought, “That's weak.” ”
“Abandoning Ukraine, which has been a united front for the United States and Europe for nearly three years, would send a similar signal,” the council added.
“And if that's the result of an agreement that Trump negotiated, then the blame will be on Trump. We won't be blaming Biden anymore.”
