Summary
Steve Witkoff, Trump’s envoy, stated that Vladimir Putin has no intention of invading all of Europe, calling fears of broader aggression “academic.”
Witkoff expects progress in Ukraine-Russia talks, including a potential Black Sea ceasefire.
He acknowledged Russia’s view that occupied territories are rightfully theirs, citing disputed referendums.
The Kremlin hinted at more contacts between Trump and Putin than publicly disclosed, raising concerns among European leaders about a potential US-Russia peace deal.
Oh, shit, so he for sure is planning to invade Europe, then.
Next will be Moldova, then the Baltics.
Moldova seems a most likely target, indeed, however, I don’t know how could Russia logistically pull that off. Unless Trump makes Ukraine capitulate and disarm which is not unlikely at this point. Baltics are a different story as they are full NATO members.
It’s not that he wouldn’t like to, but how could he is another story.
Trump has already said the EU was made to harm America. Trump also dislikes NATO. So pretty sure he’d have little issue with it. Probably more depends on how long it takes Putin to get to Western Europe and how robust they, Western Europe, can make their MIC between now and then.
There are all sorts of possibilities between now and then so no telling how it all plays out.