War or peace

The Trump approach to Ukraine is centered around the way the West sees the situation. He believes that Putin can be persuaded to seek peace for economic reasons. The cost of the war and the loss of troops will decline as Russia once again joins in mutual trade agreements with the West. The sanctions will be removed and all sides will win. The problem is that Putin does not see the world in this way. He sees a threat to his borders through Ukraine and believes this could be the beginning of the end of Russia. He is not going to reach any agreement and the war will continue but Trump will be given credit for offering a reasonable solution. The US will continue to supply arms to Europe who will then continue the fight. The US defense contractors will reap huge profits and in time the Europeans will get drawn further into the war leading to sending troops to Ukraine. The US will remain an outside force providing arms. Since the start of the war US defense stocks have risen by 48%.