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Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy, stated that Vladimir Putin has no intention of invading all of Europe, calling fears of broader aggression "academic."

Witkoff expects progress in Ukraine-Russia talks, including a potential Black Sea ceasefire.

He acknowledged Russia's view that occupied territories are rightfully theirs, citing disputed referendums.

The Kremlin hinted at more contacts between Trump and Putin than publicly disclosed, raising concerns among European leaders about a potential US-Russia peace deal.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's not that he wouldn't like to, but how could he is another story.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Trump has already said the EU was made to harm America. Trump also dislikes NATO. So pretty sure he'd have little issue with it. Probably more depends on how long it takes Putin to get to Western Europe and how robust they, Western Europe, can make their MIC between now and then.

There are all sorts of possibilities between now and then so no telling how it all plays out.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago (4 children)

The idea that Russia, a country with a GDP the size of the Benelux, could take on an economic block comparable in size to China, is simply ridiculous.

Russia hasn’t even been able to take down Ukraine, how could it ever be able to take down the entire EU?

[–] adespoton 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Piece by piece, always both saying that those bits had always been Russian and that the surrounding nations have nothing to worry about.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That’s a lot of pieces ’till Western Europe, which was the scenario I was responding to. And, while I have very little faith in our politicians, they’re not complete imbeciles. An attack on an EU country will certainly lead to an even stronger push towards unification than is the case now already, with just threatening words (from Trump, though - not Putin).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, when the US puts its war machine behind the venture…

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The scenario I was responding to implied the US would wait and see „how long it takes Putin to get to Western Europe”, at least that’s how I read it.

And the answer is: he wouldn’t ever reach Western Europe. Not in a million years. It’s simply fantasy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Chinas also slowly taking over Russia, resources in siberia. Russia will soon be a hollowed husk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Well, they're doing a pretty good job with USA.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

They could Ribbentrop-Molotov Europe with the US and China I guess