To be fair-minded, Trump wants to improve Russia/USA relations because he believes that would help both countries and that Russia has more to offer the USA than Ukraine (However, [https://www.google.com/search?q=europe+is+the+usa%27s+biggest+trading+partner&oq=europe+is+the+usa%27s+biggest+trading+partner&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQLhhA0gEJMTA4MjhqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Europe is the biggest trading partner with the USA] and Trump doesn't want to completely ignore European concerns relating to Ukraine/Europe). And Turmp is on record saying he wants to weaken Russia/China ties and one way to do that is to improve USA relations with Russia (Nixon did the same type of thing with China in relation to the Soviet Union). Ending the war in Ukraine could: expand the market for Russian oil/gas over time; give Russia some sanctions relief; give Russia access to more labor from the West as far as oil/gas expertise and give Russia more money for education (including education/training in the oil/gas fields). These things wouldn't solve all the problems related to Russian oil/gas production and profitability (especially in the long-term), but they would be a step in the right direction. | To be fair-minded, Trump wants to improve Russia/USA relations because he believes that would help both countries and that Russia has more to offer the USA than Ukraine (However, [https://www.google.com/search?q=europe+is+the+usa%27s+biggest+trading+partner&oq=europe+is+the+usa%27s+biggest+trading+partner&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIGCAEQLhhA0gEJMTA4MjhqMGoxqAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Europe is the biggest trading partner with the USA] and Trump doesn't want to completely ignore European concerns relating to Ukraine/Europe). And Turmp is on record saying he wants to weaken Russia/China ties and one way to do that is to improve USA relations with Russia (Nixon did the same type of thing with China in relation to the Soviet Union). Ending the war in Ukraine could: expand the market for Russian oil/gas over time; give Russia some sanctions relief; give Russia access to more labor from the West as far as oil/gas expertise and give Russia more money for education (including education/training in the oil/gas fields). These things wouldn't solve all the problems related to Russian oil/gas production and profitability (especially in the long-term), but they would be a step in the right direction. |