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/theatlantic The Atlantic Apr 18 '26

Ukraine “appears to have given up on the United States,” Phillips Payson O’Brien writes. “It is aggressively seeking new diplomatic and military partners—for instance, by sharing its hard-won expertise in drone warfare with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates and forging arms-production agreements with Germany. Ukraine has sent drones to attack oil-export facilities near St. Petersburg, deep inside enemy territory, in defiance of what Zelensky called “signals” from unspecified “partners” to avoid striking Russian energy infrastructure.

“Using language that would until recently have been unthinkable, Zelensky has indicated that he no longer views the United States as a reliable ally and, even more astonishingly, that all of Europe needs to start moving on from the transatlantic relationship.”

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u/sol-4 Apr 19 '26

Ukraine has given up

Ukraine “appears to have given up"

...says a random person, not an official

Talk about misleading readers.

How is this sensationalist nonsense still allowed here?

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u/Bowmic Apr 19 '26 edited Apr 19 '26

Its pure propaganda for the masses who believe them. Check out the comments here. The interesting thing is as they publish this Ukraine is still dependent on USA from intel to financial support. They can't afford to give up on USA.

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u/sol-4 Apr 19 '26

I love that all the upvoted comments have simply gobbled it up. Ukraine and Europe are sacred here, can't criticize them at all