Några vettiga förslag från Mike Pompeo. Förefaller osannolikt att det blir republikanernas politik om de skulle vinna i presidentvalet
https://www.israelhayom.com/2024/07/26/possible-trump-plan-for-ukraine-half-a-trillion-dollars-and-nato-membership/
• Unleash America's energy potential. This will fire up the U.S. economy, drive down prices and shrink Mr. Putin's war-crimes budget.
• Rebuild ties with Saudi Arabia and Israel and work together against Iran. This will stabilize the Middle East, ease the Gaza crisis, and create an opening for the Saudis to join the U.S. in squeezing Russia out of global energy markets.
• Impose real sanctions on Russia. The Biden administration's sanctions sound good on paper but are hollow. The Treasury, for example, exempts Russian banks from U.S. sanctions if their transactions are related to energy production—the most important revenue source for the Kremlin's war machine.
• Bulk up America's defense industry. We must show our adversaries, especially Russia and China, that they can't compete with U.S. defense capabilities. Russia's economy is smaller than Texas'. We can't allow China to match and surpass the U.S.
• Revitalize the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. This includes making Europeans pay their fair share. It is time to raise the bar on spending to 3% of member countries' gross domestic product.
• Create a $500 billion "lend-lease" program for Ukraine. Instead of saddling U.S. taxpayers with more bills, let Ukraine borrow as much as it needs to buy American weapons to defeat Russia. This is how we helped Britain in World War II before Pearl Harbor. It's how we can send a clear signal to Mr. Putin that he will never win.
• Lift all restrictions on the type of weapons Ukraine can obtain and use. This will re-establish a position of strength, which Mr. Putin will understand means the war must end. He will face rising costs and no chance of further gain.
"According to the authors, these steps would "position Mr. Trump to set the terms of a deal: The war stops immediately. Ukraine builds up substantial defense forces so Russia never attacks again. No one recognizes Russia's occupation and claimed annexation of any Ukrainian territories"
"Ukraine rebuilds with reparations from Russia's frozen central-bank reserves, not U.S. taxpayer dollars"
"If Russia complies with these terms, the West will gradually lift sanctions. They will be fully removed once Ukraine is in both NATO and the EU."
