Trump wants NATO countries to spend more money to defend themselves against Russia, for whom he wants to lift sanctions

[jaypatriot]

There is no evidence that Putins population superiority in is going to let him win.

Russian Military Manpower After Two and a Half Years of War in Ukraine | Ifri

In addition to a military victory in Ukraine, the Russian leadership is planning to build up sizable troop formations for a possible conflict with NATO in the Baltic region and the Kola Peninsula. In particular, current plans aim for the military manpower to grow by about 350,000, reaching a...

www.ifri.org

Putin continues to fight because the life expectancy of dictators who start and lose wars tends to be very short. Eventualy if Ukraine continues to deny Putin his victory the Russian people will have had enough and will show him the window

I would like to believe you are right.
And not just engaging in wishful thinking.

 

[Quag]

I would like to believe you are right.
And not just engaging in wishful thinking.

Not wishful thinking its based on facts and a study of history

 

[german hick]

Do you have any sense of compassion for the thousands more Ukrainians who will die before there is a negotiated settlement?

yeah, most cynical argument ever.

"Gimme all your land and then I kill you"

"No"

Trumpist answer: "give it to him, otherwise he will kill you"

Trumpist to aggressor: "may I have a share of your loot"

 

[jaypatriot]

yeah, most cynical argument ever.

"Gimme all your land and then I kill you"

"No"

Trumpist answer: "give it to him, otherwise he will kill you"

Trumpist to aggressor: "may I have a share of your loot"

If you are in Germany and you are German, then feel obligated to convince your new Chancellor to give billions of Euros of weapons to push back the Russians out of Ukraine.
But also keep in mind you are perpetuating a conflict resulting in more Ukrainians and Russians dying in a war that is a stalemate. Just like in France in WW I with a stalemate along the front lines.