Why Trump wants Ukraine to lose – and what to do about it

Trump is easing sanctions to let Russia export diesel, and Zelensky now says openly that the United States has chosen Russia over Ukraine. After a year and a half of careful diplomacy, Ukraine's approach to Trump has hit a wall.

In this video, I explain why Europe's approach to Trump has been built on a misunderstanding, and why the endless debate about how to talk to him misses the point. Then I look at what Ukraine and Europe should do instead.

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00:00 Intro
00:51 The rupture between Trump and Zelensky
01:50 The diesel deal
02:57 Ukraine's misunderstanding of Trump
04:20 Trump's ideology: might is right
05:47 Ukraine as a European Canada
07:58 Why Ukraine can still get what it wants
09:08 Pressure, not flattery
10:31 The Piers Morgan interview
11:41 Starlink, intelligence sharing and the diesel deal
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