1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: Now you can argue until you're blue in the face 2 00:00:02,560 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: as to whether what happened to the White House Saturday 3 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: was bullying or unfair. But what the US President has 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: on his side, of course's common sense and military power. 5 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: As Zolensky slunk off to Downing Street for a hug 6 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:15,480 Speaker 1: with Kiir and today's meeting with the King, what few 7 00:00:15,480 --> 00:00:18,079 Speaker 1: in Europe seem to understand is that saying you back 8 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: Ukraine doesn't win a war or come close to it 9 00:00:20,960 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: Without America. This thing is over and fast. Mark Rutter 10 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: gets that, hence his plea to Zelensky to repair the damage. 11 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:31,400 Speaker 1: No America, no war. Norway promised more resources, or at 12 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:33,560 Speaker 1: least they said they would ask their parliament. The UK 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: announced another two and a half billion pound loan. But 14 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,080 Speaker 1: for what this thing is three years old, it's going 15 00:00:39,120 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: nowhere at best With America fully on board, it's a stalemate. 16 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 1: It is, as so many have put it, now, a 17 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,360 Speaker 1: meat grinder, and Russia has more meat to grind. What 18 00:00:47,440 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: was on display Washington was a simple reality of the 19 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,400 Speaker 1: Trump administration. They're not interested in war, They're interested in deals. 20 00:00:53,520 --> 00:00:57,320 Speaker 1: A mineral agreement sees the Americans on the ground in Ukraine. 21 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: No one's rolling over American interests military in Ukraine once 22 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: they're on the ground. Trump is also right in saying 23 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: this as far as pretty much instant, and it's at 24 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: that point you start working on the what next bit. 25 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,679 Speaker 1: All the photo ops and lovins that Zelensky appears to 26 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 1: rebel and doesn't get you an inch of your country back, 27 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: and it doesn't give you any advantage over the Russians. 28 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: NATO are incapable of beating Russia without American buying. That 29 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,759 Speaker 1: Buyan is over. Trump keeps it super simple. Zelensky has 30 00:01:25,760 --> 00:01:28,919 Speaker 1: no cards. To a lesser degree, Europe has only limited cards. 31 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,400 Speaker 1: It is why America is America. Without them, We're done. 32 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,360 Speaker 1: And where I think Trump is most right is he 33 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: appears the only one interested in actually getting the thing 34 00:01:36,959 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: sought of. The Europeans talk about peace, but peace as 35 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 1: a result of victory. There can be no victory. Three 36 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: years shows us this. The only victory is Russia's if 37 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: America bails. For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen 38 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 1: live to news talks it be from six am weekdays, 39 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.