Its really insane what the Trump administration is doing to Ukraine right now. Its not a question of imposing a ceasefire but it seems like they're genuinely more sympathetic to Russia and on the verge of treating Ukraine as the hostile party though they are the victims of the situation. This is just shameful behavior.

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the sympathetic "art of the deal" interpretation is that the soundbites give putin what he needs at home and makes him more likely to make concessions, but it really is gross victim-blaming and reminds me of another geopolitical situation where victim-blaming is a popular position