Opinion | I’m a former U.S. intelligence officer. Trump's Ukraine betrayal will have terrible consequences.
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At least from 2014: the maidans revolution and the subsequent civil war between the new government and the republics of Donetsk and Luhansk.
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A historical clarification - Ukrainians don't like it being called a "civil war", as it truly wasn't.
The "republics" were started by Igor Girkin, a highly productive employee of the GRU, now imprisoned for incessant criticism of Putin over "not invading Ukraine properly enough". He had the assistance of countless colleagues, of course.
At some point, the flow of support from Russia to the "republics" allowed even a civilian to calculate how many people were involved. In a court case over corruption, the Kirov region's court in Russia carelessly published what amount of military food rations were delivered bi-weekly. Unless I recall incorrectly, the calculation indicated presence of approximately 30 000 men. The court even clearly called them units of the RF military. An archived copy of the text remains, the original publication was taken down of course.
That's why people object to calling it "civil war" - it was a low-intensity international war, interleaved by occasionally adhering to some ceasefire or keeping heavy weaponry far from the front. It was fought between Russian troops in control of Donetsk and Lugansk, and Ukrainian troops.
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Most normal, well adjusted, and definitely not propagandized .ml user take
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I AM THE DWEAD PIWATE WOBERTS, AND TWUMP'S BETWAYAL OF UKRAINE WILL HAVE TEWWIBLE CONSEQUENCES
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since when is war an internal affair?
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Wewease Wodewick!
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He himself is a walking talking terrible consequence.
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As an American, I'm dying to see trump face the consequences of his actions, but not at the expense of Ukraine.
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His grudge against Ukraine likely originates from this incident - Zelensky not bending to his will, and the Ukraine scandal blowing up in his face.
Maybe but more so, he’s doing what Putin tells him to.
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Not for him, though. It sucks that the kings of today - and Trump, at this point, can definitely be referred to as such - will probably not face any consequences for their actions. Throughout history, it has always taken a few generations for their empires to come crashing down.
