EUROPE: The Cost of Ukraine Falling
The past few weeks have been rough for Ukraine. At first, there was hope that President Trump might start shipping more weapons (especially Patriot Missiles) to Ukraine, after the nice interaction he had with a Ukrainian BBC correspondent at the NATO Summit. But he didn’t. Instead, America announced a few days ago that they will halt all military shipments to Ukraine, citing shortages of their own stock In this blog post, we’ll explore the broader consequences for Europe—and the world—if Ukraine falls. We've touched on some of these points before, but this time, I want to go deeper. TRUMP VS PUTIN The relationship between Trump and Putin is, to say the least, confusing. On one hand, they’re chummy and full of compliments. On the other, Trump calls Putin “crazy” and insists he doesn’t want peace. His mood seems to change by the day—and unfortunately, so do his decisions. But is that really something we can trust or consider? Putin, by contrast, is cold, calculated, and ...