Trump said he could stop war in 24 hours, but team appears daunted by negotiation with ‘a lot of detail attached to it’

Trump said he could stop war in 24 hours, but team appears daunted by negotiation with ‘a lot of detail attached to it’

Diplomacy, it turns out, is hard. The 24 hours that Donald Trump promised he would need to halt the fighting in Ukraine have long since passed. And the administration has done little of the hard diplomatic work that was required to secure landmark deals like the Dayton agreement or the Camp David accords in the past.

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Rubio clearly wished to vent frustration on Friday, a day after Trump had said in the White House that he was waiting for Russia’s response to the proposed framework for a peace deal and expected to have it this week. The White House appears to be increasingly frustrated with Moscow, something that both European and Ukrainian officials had hoped would take place.

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There was always an expertise gap in the difficult negotiations over a ceasefire to the Russian war in Ukraine. Now the administration appears to have a patience gap and has signaled it is ready to walk away. Ukraine does not have that option.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    80·
    2 days ago

    Trump was never a master negotiator, he always was a bully. He gets what he wants through intimidation. His prior diplomatic victories were gained partly based on the work of career diplomats who paved agreements that not even he could fuck up. But all the competent people have been DOGEd away, so now it’s just Trump and Elon and a bunch of sycophants who think diplomacy is throwing tantrums when the other side says “no”.

    • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      The silver lining is that HitlerPig has has given the Gift of Competence to his enemies.

      We haven’t heard much at all from past presidents, past Generals, past Cabinet members, etc., but I have a very hard time believing that these guys are just sitting on their verandas, sipping drinks, and ignoring the gleeful destruction of the nation that they had dedicated their entire lives to.

      More likely, they are in touch with each other, and are crafting some sort of plan/ response for when the quickly growing protests inevitably turn violent.

      Fascist governments never end quietly, its always violent. None of those arrogant MAGA Nazi fucks are going to die in their sleep in their old age. Most are going to die from a bullet or a rope - if they’re lucky.

    • Talaraine@fedia.io
      39·
      2 days ago

      It’s true. Every action taken by him and his underlings have one thing in common… They’re all 8 year olds who don’t understand the word, ‘No’. A group of the most stunted individuals in the country who truly believe that if they just raise their voice enough, people will agree.

      What’s sad is how many think this is wisdom. I want off this rock.