Trump was pursuing a policy of strategic ambiguity with the Ukraine minerals deal. There wouldn’t be a concrete security guarantee but Russia would know better than to attack de facto American resources in Ukraine.

It really was that simple. It would’ve ended the war. Russia would’ve been able to agree to it, keep the territory they’ve already fought and bled for, and save face.

Zelensky thought he could milk more support out of his paypig and overplayed his hand—or he genuinely has no intentions for peace. Given what Europe is promising him, he might’ve thought he would be able to embarrass Trump on the international stage into upstaging Europeans with security promises.

What Zelensky and his European allies fail to realize is that Trump isn’t interested in competing with Europe to see who can give Ukraine more money. The US is the only thing Trump cares about and America is done being ripped off.
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特朗普在乌克兰矿产协议中奉行战略模糊政策。虽然没有具体的安全保障，但俄罗斯知道最好不要攻击乌克兰事实上的美国资源。

事情真的就这么简单。这将结束战争。俄罗斯将能够同意它，保住他们已经为之战斗和流血的领土，并挽回面子。

泽连斯基认为他可以从他的金猪那里获得更多支持，他玩得太过火了——或者他真的没有和平的意图。考虑到欧洲对他的承诺，他可能认为他能够在国际舞台上让特朗普难堪，从而用安全承诺抢欧洲人的风头。

泽连斯基和他的欧洲盟友没有意识到，特朗普对与欧洲竞争谁能给乌克兰更多钱不感兴趣。美国是特朗普唯一关心的事情，美国已经受够了被欺骗。