🇺🇸🇺🇦 Why Trump "ditched" Ukraine, — an explanation from the Financial Times
▪️Trump never once pressured Putin to stop the war against Ukraine. He never even raised the topic of a ceasefire in his conversation with him.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 21 May 2025 at 19:24
▪️After this call, Trump essentially abandoned his own promise to stop the war.
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▪️The two-hour conversation on May 19 was so warm that neither Trump nor Putin wanted to hang up first.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 21 May 2025 at 19:24
▪️European allies and the Ukrainian leadership felt that they had simply been given up. Without explanation, without a position — just silence.
▪️USA is no longer trying to be a mediator. All diplomatic initiatives have been put on hold.
— MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 (@maks23.bsky.social) 21 May 2025 at 19:24
▪️Trump is now washing his hands of the matter and stepping aside.
▪️After conversation with Putin, Trump publicly told reporters that he had not even mentioned the missile strikes on civilians in Ukraine.
