The Russians are Coming, the Russians are...oh, they're here...

So far, so predictable. The master deal-maker is conceding to Putin even before negotiations start, and it looks like Ukraine won't even be involved but will be presented with a fait accompli, just like Czechoslovakia in 1938.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...er-nato-allies

The Munich Agreement is not the only historical analogy that comes to mind. This is looking a bit like Hitler and Stalin's partition of Poland, with Trump demanding half of Ukraine's resource revenues. And for what - reparations for 'starting the war'?
https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a...an-for-ukraine