Why Trump Might Actually Hand Ukraine Over to Russia—And What That Means for the Rest

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David Frum, a long-time Trump critic, sat down to talk about something that's been keeping him up at night: he thinks Trump is genuinely going to let Russia win in Ukraine, and people aren't seeing it because it's just too big to understand.

Here's the thing—Trump's vague, rambling style makes people think he's wavering on Ukraine. But Frum says that's wishful thinking. Trump's been consistently pro-Russia the whole time; we're just not seeing it clearly. It's like his dog Chester, who couldn't see a herd of deer because they were too big. Same deal with Trump and Russia.

So this 28-point "peace plan" that just dropped? Frum says the Russians literally wrote it, handed it to Trump's people, and barely touched it before being passed off as an American proposal. And here's the brutal part—it doesn't just give Russia some territory. It guts Ukraine's military, bans NATO membership, cuts off Western aid, and basically turns the country into a Russian puppet state. It's like handing over the keys to the kingdom.

The wild part is that even within Trump's own camp, there's a split. Some Republicans are still trying to be... well, Republicans. But then you've got JD Vance and others who actually want this outcome.

If this happens, every country on Earth—Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, Canada, Europe—will have to assume America can't be trusted anymore. They'll either need nukes or they'll have to make deals with China or Russia. That's how bad it gets.

Bottom line: we're potentially looking at the end of the American-led world order as we know it.