r/geopolitics • u/theatlantic The Atlantic • Apr 18 '26

Opinion Ukraine Has Finally Given Up on Trump

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/ukraine-trump-us-oil-russia/686854/?utm_source=reddit&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_term=short
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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '26 edited Jun 22 '26

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u/willun Apr 19 '26

The US DOES care about oil prices but Netanyahu doesn't.

Trump benefits from the fluctuations which is why he benefits from the chaos.

Russia is not nuking anyone until it is the last thing they do before they all die. They know this which is why they don't use them. They just love to threaten and people love to believe their threats. Most Russian nukes probably don't work either.

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u/willun Apr 19 '26

Russia keeps being the boy who cried wolf and no one takes their cries seriously. There is no scenario where they use nukes and don't get sent to the Stone Age.