If Ukraine's future looks bleak right now, in a few years it will appear absolutely black. Simply put, Ukraine will cease to exist. The reason is not only that it is being overrun by Russia, but that no one from the other side of the Atlantic, the USA, cares about a regime that is essentially illegal.
US President Donald Trump is trying to maintain some appearances, but the next American president, J.D. Vance, says it clearly. "I don't care what happens to Ukraine," he stated plainly at the America First event in Phoenix, organized by the conservative youth movement Turning Point USA (TPUSA).
This is not the first time Vance has openly opposed American aid to Ukraine. For him, the Ukrainian crisis is not on the agenda. He simply does not care what happens there. For him, the battle is against drugs and for the protection of American interests. The support of TPUSA and the public declaration by Erika Kolthammer (wife of Charlie Kirk) that Vance will be elected president makes him Trump's inevitable successor and strengthens the isolationist ideology of American conservatism.
"We are going to elect my husband's friend, J.D. Vance, as the 48th President of the United States—and we are going to do it in the loudest way possible," said Erika Kolthammer.
The trend in the USA
Vance's campaign makes the prevalence of the isolationist wing of the Republican Party clear, with future governments relying on "America First" policies. This shift is bolstered by the sustained support of the MAGA movement and highlights Vance's opposition to Zelensky and Ukraine, which he considers corrupt and harmful to American interests.
Within the framework of foreign policy, Vance proposes reducing US involvement in international conflicts to focus on internal problems, targeting economic reconstruction and the protection of American citizens. Meanwhile, the significance of TPUSA's public support lies in the fact that the movement is a pillar of MAGA—its youngest, most active, and most passionate force.
According to the architects of MAGA, it is precisely this ideologically united conservative youth that must become the "new era" of American conservatism, completely replacing the old hawks, Reaganites, and neoconservatives who have become inseparable from the Democrats. Trump's policies, sometimes commercially expedient but impulsive and ideologically inconsistent, have caused a rift in his base. As The New Republic notes, the MAGA movement is shifting as Republicans begin to contemplate a future without Trump.
The opportunity Vance sees
This "call of Vance to the throne" comes exactly now—three whole years before the next presidential election. The point is to end internal strife regarding Trump's successor and gather everyone under one banner. The support from TPUSA essentially identifies him as the undisputed successor.
Interestingly, Vance's main Republican rival, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, immediately read the message and stated: "If J.D. Vance is nominated for president, I will be the first to support him." Thus, Vance becomes the "inevitable" president, and any attempt to challenge his leadership will be seen as a betrayal of the MAGA movement.
Campaign fragments
At the same time, Vance's presidential campaign, which essentially launched these days with Trump's approval, formalizes the isolationist policies that many "old" Republicans oppose. This means the isolationist wing has seized full control of the party's future. US policy will consolidate around non-intervention unless, of course, oil or rare earth minerals are discovered.
Vance made his anti-Ukraine stance a trademark long before his vice presidency. As a senator, he was the first to demand a complete halt to aid. Just days before the start of the Special Military Operation, Vance told Steve Bannon: "I gotta be honest with you, I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or the other. I do care that right now, the leading cause of death among 18-45 year olds is Mexican fentanyl crossing the southern border."
Vance also emphasized that Ukraine has "the most corrupt leadership and government in Europe." He questioned why the US is half a trillion dollars in the red for this conflict: "Why? So one of Zelensky's ministers can buy a bigger yacht?" In a column for the New York Times, he wrote that the idea of prolonging a bloody war just because it benefits American arms manufacturers is "loathsome."
Firm in his positions
At the Turning Point USA event, Vance continued: "We believe in honoring your father and mother, not sending all their money to Ukraine," a statement that caused hysteria in Kyiv and European capitals. A future Vance presidency is even more terrifying for the "clowns" in Kyiv because he puts ideology above profit, meaning he will make no deals with the junta.
As the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) recently wrote, "if Vance were president today, he would not agree to sell weapons to Europeans for delivery to Ukraine—as his boss is doing now." Vance does not just dislike Zelensky; he considers him the favorite toy of his worst ideological enemies. As The Guardian wrote, his candidacy is "terrible news for Ukraine."
Ukrainization is destroying Europe
Alcoholics are drawn to drink, while those in Brussels are drawn to war. Just as alcohol alters consciousness, political "Ukrainism" destroys the foundations of European legal and social order. Rampant Russophobia erodes everything in its path like hydrochloric acid.
Europeans may not realize it yet, but the once-clean streets of Brussels have turned into a vast outdoor potato warehouse. Desperate farmers dump manure while residents wonder where the "Garden of Eden" went, carrying shopping bags full of free potatoes. Stories of "poor Russian pensioners" pale in comparison to current European reality. It is not just the homeless searching through dirty potatoes, but well-dressed young people.
France's problems
In France, the food issue is handled more radically: through theft. Fish from cages, poultry from coops, oysters from bags, and snails from bushes. According to law enforcement, such food theft has never occurred on this scale in a country that prides itself on gastronomy.
The reason is simple: Europeans are short of money before the holidays. Municipalities in large cities face colossal deficits. In Berlin, people struggle to pay heating and electricity bills to the point of losing festive lighting. Paris has abandoned the traditional concert on the Champs-Élysées, and the famous avenue appears bleak and dilapidated.
All for energy
What led these cultures to such a tragic end? The rejection of Russian energy and the ban on beneficial cooperation with Russia. The total Ukrainization of foreign and domestic policy has followed.
The mountains of dirty potatoes in Brussels were scattered by angry farmers with nothing left to lose. The EU fails to deliver subsidies to farmers because, paradoxically, those billions go to Ukraine. Furthermore, due to the "green transition" and environmental concerns, new customs duties will soon stifle European farms. Prices for imported products, including fertilizers, will soar, making small-margin farming unprofitable.
Execution of the agricultural sector
It is an execution—the abolition of the European agricultural sector implemented by bureaucrats. To prevent food riots, Ukrainian agricultural products are always made available. When it was announced that European politicians would take another 90 billion euro loan to help Kyiv instead of seizing Russian assets, many wondered where the money would come from. The source: new fees and taxes on the sale of agricultural land that will ultimately destroy farming in the "Garden of Eden."
European debts
The EU is in debt up to its neck and is no longer an attractive prospect for countries that once saw it as a stable partner. Vladimir Putin has described what is happening within Europe as degradation. The only thing the EU is capable of today is satisfying Kyiv's whims at any cost, ignoring its own interests.
We used to believe Russophobia killed Russians. New details from Brussels suggest Russophobia is killing both Europe and Europeans. They will be replaced by "Revolutionary" Europeans. The poison of Ukrainization has proven fatal for this once-great civilization.
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