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Trump signals Ukraine is losing and he wants to blame EU

2025-09-26 News & Politics
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Trump Signals Ukraine Defeat and Prepares EU for Blame

Understand why Donald Trump’s recent comments signal a retreat from Ukraine support and how his cautious positioning creates future diplomatic traps with both Europe and Russia.

Short Summary

  • Trump signaled retreat from his initial Ukraine war stance using sarcasm to mock prevailing Western narratives about Ukrainian success.
  • Analysts argue Trump is strategically distancing himself from anticipated Ukrainian defeat to pre-empt blame directed at him.
  • This ambiguous approach fails to provide clear US policy—failing to fully commit or definitively withdraw—satisfying neither hawks nor isolationists.
  • European leaders and the neoconservative wing are expected to exploit this ambiguity to push for greater US involvement.

This episode analyzes Donald Trump's conflicting signals regarding the Ukraine conflict, primarily stemming from a recent Truth Social post. Speakers discuss the strategic implications of this perceived distancing maneuver, contrasting it with the strong, clear policy withdrawal they believe Trump should have executed post-election. The core issue remains how this hesitation empowers neoconservative factions while potentially alienating future partners like Russia.

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Trump signals Ukraine is losing and he wants to blame EU The Duran: Episode 2346 00:00 Trump's Truth Social Post & UN Meetings 02:02 Sarcasm vs. Seriousness in Trump's Comments 03:41 Debate Over Ukraine War Narratives 05:35 Trump's Real Position on Project Ukraine 07:46 The Blame Game & Distancing From Defeat 09:53 Missed Opportunities for Clear U.S. Policy 13:13 Neocons’ Influence & Keeping the Door Open 16:41 Resource Limitations & U.S. Global Priorities 19:52 Diplomacy Failures and Bashing Russia 24:02 Pleasing Unpopular EU Leaders & Weakness 27:04 Buying Time: U.S., Europe & Russia’s Calculus 31:21 Lasting Impacts on U.S.-Russia Relations ***THE DURAN SHOP*** https://theduranshop.com ***REVERSE GEAR SHOP*** Athleisure with Style https://reversegear.shop/ ***THE DURAN COMMUNITY ON LOCALS*** https://theduran.locals.com Join Now Get 1 Month Free Trial ***OUR OFFICIAL CHANNELS*** ALEXANDER: https://www.youtube.com/AlexanderMercourisReal ALEX: https://www.youtube.com/alexchristoforou ***CRYPTO SUPPORT*** BITCOIN: 3JvdnoyWMb93hSRgk58ZstUxg11PW9mKSr ETHEREUM: 0xF39BdFb41f639B82E3D2Bf022828bC6394F533A3 LTC: MGFiMC18ZViF6DcCixMqAAP11TG4tF6Acj EMC2: EXX4KK9pZLx7uiLWnCXtp7iMKjtq6o5b6R ***DONATE*** CREDIT CARD: https://donorbox.org/the-duran SUBSCRIBE STAR: https://subscribestar.com/theduran PATREON: https://patreon.com/theduran ***VIDEO*** RUMBLE: https://rumble.com/c/theduran ODYSEE: https://odysee.com/@theduran BITCHUTE: https://www.bitchute.com/theduran/ ***AUDIO*** SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3pMrfPD APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/2H9Hk0a SOUNDCLOUD: https://bit.ly/354ASQ9 ***FREE SPEECH*** TELEGRAM: https://t.me/thedurancom X (Twitter): https://x.com/TheDuranReal?s=20 GAB: https://gab.ai/TheDuran MINDS: https://minds.com/theduran Amazing music contribution from Peter Brown. Follow Peter's music: https://soundcloud.com/peterboy100

Top Comments (10)

@yukimura-n1o 2025-09-26

Japan received a lot of support from Russia after the 2011 earthquake. They even sent rescue teams. I have nothing but gratitude for Putin.

498 29 replies
@RoddieCole 2025-09-26

This Ukraine conflict is absurd. Even if the Russian economy does go sideways they aren’t just going to pack up and leave the new territories. They will build a border fence and defend it. Negotiation must happen as a priority. So many dead young Ukrainian soldiers. A ridiculous and evil tragedy caused by US warmongers and Ukrainian nationalists.

375 59 replies
@Notpublished 2025-09-26

Why is Western Europe acting like Ukraine is in NATO? They are not in a position to DEMAND anything from the US.

279 48 replies
@roobanloganathan6498 2025-09-26

Zelensky , Sen Graham and Kellogg will be planning big time on how they are going to change Trump’s stance on the war. The EU leaders will be planning more dangerous false flags to drag Trump into joining them to attack Russia. No way all these players will let Trump off lightly without doing their best efforts to drag him into the war

157 26 replies
@rubyblue5555 2025-09-26

WHAT IS OBSCENE IS THE AMOUNT OF MONEY UKRAINE HAS RECEIVED FROM THE WEST. WHERE DID IT GO? VERY TROUBLING.

99 8 replies
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@kimberleywarren8679 2025-09-26

In poker, it is called "calling the bluff." Time to show your cards.

61 1 replies
@LooseyGoosey100 2025-09-26

Scott Ritter and Larry Johnson have been consistently saying that Ukraine is losing since February 22, 2022

31 6 replies
@joshwinston321 2025-09-26

Yes. It drives me crazy - he meets with the collective neocon west, who have ALL backstabbed him, who openly campaigned against him, who privately scoff at his behavior and who stand against him in every possible way. They are truly the losers of the world - and likely will all be voted out in short order. I don’t understand it.

23 1 replies
@ildarShafigullin66 2025-09-26

Спасибо, ребята! Игры верхушки трудно понять. Особенно когда не знаешь, кто дергает за ниточки.

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