Trump’s Ukraine Peace Plan: Europe’s Soap Opera Plot Twist
Two weeks post-Alaska summit and President Trump is still stuck in peace purgatory, blaming Europe for backchannel betrayal while prepping the US Treasury to assemble Europe’s ‘secret’ anti-Russia sanctions checklist. White House officials call out European leaders for pushing Zelensky to hold out for unrealistic Russian land grabs — basically telling Ukraine to hold tickets for a circus that might never perform. Meanwhile, the US threatens an EU oil and gas embargo plus secondary tariffs on India and China like it’s WWE Smackdown. Trump’s Cabinet meeting vibe? 'Everybody posturing, it’s all bullshit.' Oh, and Kyiv and Russia are busy flexing bombs with no Putin-Zelensky dance in sight. Allies playing double agent; US officials eye Europe as the annoying middle sibling who pigs out but won’t do the dishes.
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Source: Axios | Published: 8/30/2025 | Author: Mike Allen