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watwutyesterday at 9:48 PM2 repliesview on HN

In the past, Biden administration gave help to Ukraine. Trump stopped it entirely.

Second, Trump is very much helping Russia, literally taking Russian positions in negotiations and pressuring only on Ukraine - into bad deals.

Trump also talks admirably about Putin. So no, America switched sides.


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ericmayyesterday at 11:26 PM

> Trump stopped it entirely.

Factually incorrect.

> Second, Trump is very much helping Russia, literally taking Russian positions in negotiations and pressuring only on Ukraine - into bad deals.

Again, factually incorrect. No deals between Russia and Ukraine have been made, the US continues to sanction Russia and Russian allies including seizure of tankers that are evading sanctions, and the US continues to provide arms, weapons sales, and intelligence to Ukraine including targeting intelligence for striking targets in Russia.

I understand having a different opinion early last year, but the tide has shifted significantly. You are behind the times.

Meanwhile China supplies Russia, India buys their weapons and oil, Iran supplies them with drones, Venezuela/Cuba and all of those shenanigans, Brazil is pro-Russia/neutral, and other countries throughout Latin America and Africa and elsewhere think that NATO started the war!

So no, America didn’t switch sides. The negotiation rhetoric and tactics did, but the end result has not changed. This is not up for debate.

SanjayMehtatoday at 1:24 AM

Trump keeps reminding everyone that he supplied The Ukraine with Javelins.

Also, a series of NATO exercises which involved Ukrainian troops were conducted during the Trump 1.0 regime.

Operation Rapid Trident. (Trident seems to be a reference to a Ukrainian symbol.)

Now imagine China or Russia conducting such a series of exercises in Mexico.