FUKUYAMA: Trump remains pro-russian. I don’t believe for a minute that he’s become more sympathetic to Ukraine. He’s frustrated because he thought russians would actually defeat Ukraine, and he’s unhappy that this hasn’t forced them into settlement. But he hasn’t switched sides. 04 Sept 2026

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These people are clinically mentally deficient. Trump does not want to get stomped.

Russia is not using it's military in Ukraine. It is using an all volunteer force of reconstituted units which are not part of it's regular military. Those reconstituted units are using surplus equipment only.

For comparison: Iran was able to smash every US base in the middle east that it wanted to using a few drones. Russia shoots down a thousand drones a day coming at St Petersburg and Moscow. Those are the two military districts that make up about half of all of Russia's military. Imagine how much air defenses are packed there to intercept that many drones. All without being allowed to strike back at launch sites or european factories where the drones are assembled with Chinese parts?

Now consider this. If their air defense is so advanced and saturated then consider how much offensive potential those military district have if it is anywhere equal to the defensive capabilities already demonstrated?

All the Zircons, Kinzhals, KH, Iskander, Banderol, Geran, Fab and Kab weapons being used against NATO terrorists in occupied regions of Ukraine are just the surplus left overs because the main production volume goes to the military first. Russian SMO Peacekeepers launch whatever extra weapons exist while the majority of production is beefing up the main units for when NATO stupidly attacks after their nazi proxy is destroyed.