Putin's 'long term investment' in Trump is about to pay off: Financial Times columnist
Gideon Rachman, the chief foreign affairs columnist for the Financial Times, has penned a withering column claiming that a second Trump term will make Russian President Vladimir Putin's dreams come true.
Even though Trump has not yet won a second term in office, writes Rachman, he has already inspired Republicans in Congress to block further military aid to Ukraine, which is deeply hurting its ability to defend itself against Russian aggression.
In particular, Rachman takes a critical eye toward Trump's decision to sabotage a bipartisan deal that delivered funding for Ukraine, Israel, and that made significant changes to America's immigration laws.
All of this, he argues, is part of Trump's calculation that he can retake the White House by denying Biden any wins.
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"If the freedom of Ukraine and the security of Europe are collateral damage in Trump’s bid to win back the White House, the former president seems to regard that as a price worth paying," he writes.
Rachman also argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a "long-term investment" in Trump when he interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the goal of propelling him to the White House in hopes that he would cause ruptures among allied Western nations.
"Putin has made a long-term bet on Trump," he concludes. "Unless there is a last-minute change of heart in Congress, that wager may finally pay out — on the battlefields of Ukraine."
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