The NATO issue did not trigger the war. However, the thoughtless expansion of NATO contributed to a climate of mistrust that was a factor in Russia’s moving in an aggressive, nationalist direction. But there are two more parts to the story.
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Trump’s effort to end US foreign aid throws out a lot of babies with the bathwater. During the Cold War, the US waged a war of ideas with the Soviet Union to capture the hearts and minds of the world. Foreign aid also boosted US businesses.
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Trump’s pitiful pivot to Putin has awakened two sleeping giants—Republican opposition and European unity.
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In aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, Trump is not only undermining the independence of Ukraine and its democracy, but showing us the kind of corrupt, oligarchic society he wants the United States to be.
The European takeaway
Trump's first formal phone call with Putin could hardly have been more ominous—a clear sign that the American President who praised Russia’s war on its neighbor as an act of strategic “genius” now intends to force a ceasefire on Putin’s terms.
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