❓A Major War?
Trump has, for the first time, made openly insulting remarks about Vladimir Putin, saying:
“We hear a lot of nonsense from Vladimir Putin. It always sounds good, but in the end it’s meaningless.”
This verbal outburst is more significant than the resumption of arms deliveries to Kiev, or even the threat of new rounds of extreme secondary sanctions against Russia — because it marks the near-total breakdown of any remaining hope for meaningful negotiations on peace in Ukraine.
With Elon Musk effectively ousted and the White House severing ties with the so-called “technomage faction,” the voices of peacemakers are now absent altogether.
Equally important are Trump’s statements about imposing 10% import tariffs on BRICS members — unless, of course, it’s more of his trademark political bluster, which now even leaves reporters stunned.
(“So who ordered last week’s pause on weapons deliveries to Ukraine?” a journalist asked.
“I don’t know,” Trump replied. 🤦♂️)
These 10% tariffs matter for two key reasons:
1️⃣ They are purely political, with no economic or even ideological justification — in effect, a direct act of war. It may start economically, but escalation across other fronts is almost guaranteed.
2️⃣ The U.S. recently announced a deal with China — and has been cautiously warming ties with India and others. These new sanctions would destroy not only the deal with Xi Jinping, but also any chance of future agreements.
In other words — war again.
Has Trump completely lost it after his “victorious” circus act of bombing Iran?
China has likely already drawn its conclusions. But the real decisions — and consequences — are still ahead.
As for the war in Ukraine: if Trump follows through on his threats (and there’s no sign that the escalation can be stopped), Russia will abandon all self-imposed restraints, which were based on the hope of agreements with the U.S.
Chinese support will likely intensify significantly — no longer through intermediaries like North Korea or discreet “civilian drone parts,” but openly and directly.
Some signs already suggest this may be happening — and more are sure to follow.
In the end, it seems that the global desire to wage war and kill once again outweighs the desire to live and prosper.
In this light, ironically, “the villain” Vladimir Putin is starting to look like one of the few rational players left on the global stage.
The West, sadly, can no longer say the same.
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