Donald Trump Jr Suggests His Father May End Support for Ukraine War Effort

Donald Trump Jr delivered a striking critique of the Ukraine war at a Middle East conference, challenging both the strategy and purpose of continued U.S. support.

He claimed Ukraine’s wealthy elite had fled the country, leaving what he described as the “peasant class” to fight, while asserting that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy prolongs the conflict to protect his political standing.

Trump Jr argued that Ukraine is more corrupt than Russia and criticized European sanctions as ineffective, saying they merely raised oil prices that fueled Russia’s war effort.

He cited anecdotal evidence of Ukrainian luxury cars in Monaco as proof of elite corruption and suggested there was little incentive for Ukraine to seek peace.

Hinting at the unpredictability of his father, former President Donald Trump, he proposed that the U.S. might eventually stop funding the war, reflecting a faction within the MAGA movement that questions Kyiv and expresses frustration with America’s ongoing financial commitment to the conflict.

His comments have intensified debate over U.S. foreign policy and the future of the Ukraine war.

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