In a drastic reversal of Biden-era policies, the Trump Administration has declared that it will no longer fund the Ukrainian war–directly. However, America is still keen on profiting from the war through the vast military-industrial complex, as Vice President J.D. Vance alluded to in a recent interview. The war will NOT be profitable for America or anyone else in the end, but for now, they are seeking opportunities.
Trump-Vance campaigned on a promise to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict. They assured the American public that the war in Europe would not be America’s responsibility. Ending direct aid to Ukraine was merely a first step.
“What we said to the Europeans is simply, first of all, this is in your neck of the woods. This is in your back door,” Vance told reporters. “You guys have got to step up and take a bigger role in this thing. And if you care so much about this conflict, you should be willing to play a more direct and a more substantial way in funding this war yourself, I think the president and I certainly think that America, we’re done with the funding of the Ukraine war business.”
Trump had the same line of thinking ahead of the conflict when he urged NATO members to increase their spending during his first term. The new administration was firm on ending funding to Ukraine, but recently pivoted when Europe declared it would no longer purchase American-manufactured military equipment.
Trump began speaking harshly against Russia and alluded to a new willingness to support Ukraine. Rutte and all the neocons cheered, eagerly signing deals to arm Ukraine through America’s strong military manufacturing power. The ink on the contracts is still drying. Europe has already promised to provide Ukraine with American-manufactured weapons. Many of the neocons were reluctant to purchase from America as they did not believe Trump’s momentary rouse that he fully supported Zelensky. And now, the Trump-Vance team has adjusted their position to say that they will not fully support Ukraine or the neocons.
“Americans, I think, are sick of continuing to send their money, their tax dollars, to this particular conflict. But if the Europeans want to step up and actually buy the weapons from American producers, we’re OK with that. But we’re not going to fund it ourselves anymore,” Vance told reporters at Fox News.
The world is awaiting the Trump-Putin meeting on Friday. Trump suggested that a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories,” as that is the only strategy available to end the war. Merz, Macron, Starmer, Meloni, and others issued a joint statement in response, declaring that “the path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine”. They insist that any deal must include security guarantees that let Ukraine defend its “sovereignty and territorial integrity.” Zelensky also declared that “Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier.”
Putin expressed his terms for peace long ago. The US will profit from the war while remaining neutral. Russia is expected to permit the US to export weapons to its enemies, entirely contradictory to US policy, as the US is quick to sanction anyone who even conducts non-military related trade with nations it dislikes. Everyone knows that Friday will not bring about true peace since Ukraine and Europe have become the aggressors whose only drive is a fight to the death.
