Trump, an identified NATO skeptic, has criticized allies for failing to meet their defense spending targets and boasted on the campaign trail that he would immediately “end” the war in Ukraine, but has yet to provide a blueprint for doing so.
Despite regular flattery from President Trump, Russian leader Vladimir Putin refused to congratulate the newly elected Republican on his victory as Moscow-Washington relations are currently frozen.
Rasmussen, who led the transatlantic military alliance from 2009 to 2014, acknowledged the “risk” that Trump would likely cut off military aid to Ukraine, but expressed doubts whether the US president-elect would try to bring Ukraine into peace deal negotiations. . They don’t perceive it as fair.
“I don’t think he wants to be portrayed as a loser,” Rasmussen said. “And if you bring Ukraine to the negotiating table, your hand becomes very weak when you start negotiating.”
Trump’s election comes at a critical time in Russia’s war in Ukraine. This is because North Korea’s military has strengthened Russia’s combat capabilities and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly urged international allies, especially the United States, to strengthen support for Kiev.
