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Simon Tisdall: Trump has 'sold out' Ukraine in appeasement of Putin

Guardian columnist accuses Trump of cynical betrayal, comparing his moves to Chamberlain's failed Munich negotiations with Nazi Germany.

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What to know

  • Guardian commentary alleges Trump is abandoning Ukraine through multiple policy moves—buying Russian diesel, waiving sanctions, cutting intelligence sharing, and attempting to oust Zelenskyy—driven by personal animosity, financial interest in normalizing Russia relations, and unexplained Putin influence.
  • US-Russian talks on Ukraine settlement terms are at an advanced stage following St. Petersburg meetings, according to Tisdall.
  • Tisdall frames Trump's actions as appeasement comparable to Chamberlain's failed Munich negotiations, arguing Europe must take punitive steps against Trump rather than accept his approach.

“Trump has set his shrivelled, grasping heart on normalising relations with Putin's repressive rogue regime, opening the way for lucrative deals on energy, raw materials, and control of the Arctic and outer space.”

Simon Tisdall, Guardian foreign affairs commentator · The Guardian ↗ · Oct 21

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Simon Tisdall: Trump has 'sold out' Ukraine in appeasement of Putin
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    Tisdall outlines Trump's alleged Ukraine betrayal

    Tisdall catalogs specific Trump actions as evidence of betrayal: buying Russian diesel, waiving tougher sanctions, interrupting US satellite and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, and attempting to oust President Zelenskyy. He characterizes these moves as driven by personal dislike of Zelenskyy, financial motives to normalize relations with Russia for energy and Arctic deals, and an unexplained hold Putin appears to have over Trump.

    “Recent steps – his shocking decision to fund Putin's war machine by buying Russian diesel, his waiving of tougher sanctions, his mysterious, lethal interruptions in US satellite and intelligence sharing with Kyiv, and his renewed attempt to oust Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy – mark Trump out as the skulking Judas…”
    — Simon Tisdall

    • And another. Trump isn’t just betraying Ukraine to the Kremlin, he’s selling out America too.

      @berlin_bridgeX15d ago2.2k▲view on X ↗
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    • EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ie

      tRump has sold out # Ukraine . He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle 🖊 Simon Tisdall Europe’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish tRump https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/oct/22/donald-trump-ukraine-betrayal-putin-nato

      EugeneMcParland@mastodon.ieMastodon17d ago55▲view on Mastodon ↗
    • fbpech.bsky.social

      www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Thank you Simon Tiddall @theguardian.com 👏 I agree with every word you’ve written. The consequences of not standing up to this monstrous president are far reaching/hugely consequential. (I wonder regularly what Putin “has” on Trump - it must be monumental)

      fbpech.bsky.socialBluesky16d ago12▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Tisdall publishes commentary accusing Trump of Ukraine sell-out

    Simon Tisdall, Guardian foreign affairs commentator, publishes an opinion piece comparing Trump's appeasement of Putin to Neville Chamberlain's Munich agreement with Nazi Germany. The piece alleges Trump is pursuing a cynical, self-interested betrayal of Ukraine through multiple recent actions.

    “Europe's leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish Trump…”
    — Simon Tisdall
    1. 2 outlets Donald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle

      first by Mastodon, 17d ago · also Guardian US

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  1. 2 outlets The Trump-Putin love story’s next chapter: selling out Ukraine | Sidney Blumenthal

    first by Guardian US, 16d ago · also The Guardian

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