In a world exhausted by Trump's unwavering ability to self-promote, the man from the White House once again manages to blur the lines between geopolitical analysis and cheap infomercials. Today, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Donald J. Trump posts a pearl of hubris on Truth Social: "Having thoroughly understood the military and economic situation in Ukraine and Russia, and seeing the economic problems being caused by Russia, I believe that Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is capable of fighting and retaking all of Ukraine in its original form." A sentence that sounds like he dictated it after a quick briefing with his favorite Major General and a sip of Diet Coke. Welcome to Trump's universe, where facts are as flexible as his hairstyle and where a meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy is enough to pivot from territorial concessions to complete victory – as if the Kremlin is just waiting for the next tweet to voluntarily hand over Crimea.
This is not a president's statement, it's blatant sales propaganda for the US arms industry, wrapped in the golden sheen of MAGA rhetoric. Look closely: Trump, the eternal businessman who once raked in billions with skyscrapers and casinos, smells profits here. Every HIMARS missile, every Patriot interceptor, every load of Javelin anti-tank missiles pumped into Ukraine ultimately flows into the pockets of Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and Boeing – corporations that enjoyed record profits during Trump's first term and are now reaching new heights thanks to the Ukraine conflict. His words are not a call for solidarity with Kyiv, but a subtle pitch: "Buy more, fight longer – and we, the Yanks, are doing the deal of the century." It's the same trick he used to hawk Trump Steaks or Trump University: exaggerate the success, ignore the risks, and let the customers bleed. Using the EU as a straw man – "with the support of the European Union" – is the masterstroke: Europe is supposed to pay the bill, while the US supplies the hardware. A masterpiece of cynical export promotion, which could only come from someone who has "Art of the Deal" as their bible.
And let's not forget the bitter irony that resonates in every word. The same Trump who months ago was babbling about "territory swaps" and "swapping of territories," as if Ukraine were a Monopoly board where one simply trades Crimea for Donetsk, is now doing a 180-degree turn and prophesying a total victory. Why the sudden change of heart? Because Zelensky whispered "important information from the front" to him, which supposedly cannot be made public? Or because the polls show that his "peace plans" are no longer resonating with voters, and he is now playing the hawk to appease the hardliners in his base? The fact is: this post is not strategic, it is theatrical. Trump, the eternal entertainer, needs drama to stay relevant – and nothing delivers drama like the illusion of an easy victory in a war that has already cost thousands of lives.
But let's be honest: this illusion is not only ridiculous, it is dangerous. Because while Trump raves about "Russia's economic problems," as if sanctions alone will bring the Kremlin to its knees, his words ignore the bloody reality. Ukraine is not a chessboard where you win with a few EU checks; it is a maelstrom of trenches, drones, and artillery, where progress is bought inch by inch. Experts have been warning for years: without massive, direct US intervention – which Trump conspicuously avoids mentioning – it remains a war of attrition that does not reclaim Kyiv's territory but only creates more ruins. And who pays the price? Not the CEOs of the arms companies celebrating in their villas, but Ukrainian soldiers and civilians who end up as extras in Trump's show.
To put it all in a nutshell, let's recall Trump's greatest foreign "success": Afghanistan. For twenty years – from 2001 to 2021 – he, under Bush, Obama, and himself, pumped trillions of dollars into that desert dust, built armies, trained elites, and promised democracy. The result? The Taliban replaced by the Taliban. An army of 300,000 men that collapsed like a house of cards at the first shots from the mullahs; Kabul fell in days, not weeks. Twenty years, endless US arms deliveries – and in the end? Chaos, betrayal, and a withdrawal that bombarded the world with images of people at the airport tarmac. That was not a victory, it was a disaster that Trump sold as a "glorious withdrawal" while shifting the blame to Biden. Today, as he abuses Ukraine as a new cash cow for the same arms cart, it smells like déjà vu. How many billions, how many lives, until he admits that not everything can be solved with a tweet?
Trump's post is the epitome of hollow bluster: A president who uses wars as commercials, facts as a backdrop, and history as a footnote. Ukraine deserves better than this circus – and the world needs a leader who doesn't sell, but protects. But as long as Trump is in charge, foreign policy remains a bad reality TV throwaway: Loud, empty, and ultimately tragic. Time to change the channel.
