In Yemen, Gaza, Ukraine, and Iran – the man consistently blocks military action. Historians will wonder where this attitude came from, and how it can be reconciled with Trump’s image as an aspiring fascist.
The origins of Trump’s dislike for war are a matter of speculation. Some might argue that the real estate developer in him sees war as a disruptor of business. Others might turn to his college years’ confluence with the Vietnam War, a formative experience for that entire generation, especially for those who avoided the draft.
Whatever his attitude’s roots, the world has by now seen and heard enough to expect no ideological consistency from Donald Trump. And so, in terms of classification, the verdict right now is that Trump is a populist, but no fascist. Yet that’s academic. What’s not academic is the dire situation of Ukraine, which has lost its main protector and now needs an alternative patron.
FASCISTS SEE war as a natural part of history, and a sublime event in a nation’s life. A nation, said Benito Mussolini, is people who fight together. That’s not Trump’s attitude, and this should be said in his favor.
US President Donald Trump meets with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in this handout released on May 14, 2025. (credit: SAUDI PRESS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
In fact, Trump’s abhorrence of war is so intense that he assumed everyone feels the same, including his friend, Vladimir Putin. That’s why Trump thought the war Putin is fighting is either his enemy’s fault, or some kind of misunderstanding.
That is what an astonished Trump meant when he told reporters on Sunday, “I don’t know what the hell happened to Putin,” shortly before tweeting: “He has gone absolutely CRAZY.”
As the antiwar Trump sees things, there was no other way of explaining Putin’s unleashing last weekend on multiple Ukrainian cities, including apartment blocks and university dorms, 69 heavy-duty missiles peppered with 298 attack drones.
How, Trump wondered, can Putin actually want war? Worse, how can the dude wage an attack while the American president himself tells the whole world he is brokering a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine?
Yes, Trump initially didn’t get it. He didn’t get that back when his generation was politically baptized in an antiwar America, Putin was being baptized in the KGB, where war was seen as part of life by some, and as an ideal by others.
Now, however, Trump gets it. The fighting in Ukraine will continue because that’s what Putin admires and wants. And since Trump entered the Ukrainian fray to serve himself, hoping to emerge from it celebrated as a peacemaker; and since he did not intend to serve any ideal, like defending liberty, America will now abandon Ukraine to Russia’s devices.
Who, then, will defend the Ukrainian democracy against its tyrannical invader? No one knows who, if anyone, will, but this writer knows who should: Europe.
THE IDEA of Europe fighting a war in unison, let alone winning one, is almost outlandish.
It’s been more than 330 years since anything remotely like that last happened, back when a European coalition of Austrians, Germans, Poles, Lithuanians, and Cossacks defeated the Ottomans at Vienna’s gates. Otherwise, Europe was the big loser in almost every one of modern history’s grandest wars.
The two world wars go without saying. Yes, their victors included Europeans, but the losers were also Europeans, and victory was delivered by the non-European Americans.
The rest of modern Europe’s great wars – the Thirty Years War, the Seven Years War, the Napoleonic wars, the Crimean War, the Franco-German War – were all about Europe defeating itself.
Russia is Europe's newest challenger
Now, for the first time since its war with Muslim invaders, Europe is challenged by what its leaders see as a non-European intruder – Russia.
Russia’s challenge is first and foremost military. Russian divisions along European borders, from Finland through the Baltic republics to Poland, can no longer be assumed to be there for decoration. They attacked the much larger Ukraine, and will readily charge elsewhere if so ordered. And such an order, Europe now knows, might arrive unannounced in the future as it has in the past.
Underpinning the military challenge is the moral threat. The Europeans – all of them, from Scandinavia to Albania – want the democracy that Russia’s leaders spurn, fear, and actively fight.
And since the menace hasn’t been as palpable since the worst days of the Cold War; and since America is no longer prepared to lead, or even just participate, in a showdown with Russia – Europe must face this challenge by itself.
Does this mean sending French, German, or Italian troops to fight in Latvia, Moldova, or Ukraine? It doesn’t. It means launching a massive industrial drive to produce and supply the hardware Ukrainian victory demands.
Ukraine’s military, like its population, is large, educated, and motivated. Its problem lies in its equipment and its defense industry’s limitations. That’s where Russia’s edge lies.
As NATO Commander Lt.-Gen. Chris Cavoli told the Senate last month, this year alone Russia will produce 1,500 battle tanks, more than 10 times the American yield, in addition to 3,000 armored personnel carriers, and 250,000 shells, which will put it “on track to build a stockpile three times greater than the US and Europe combined.”
Yes, Russia has size. However, Europe has much more size, in both workforce and treasure, and its products are far superior to Russia’s. If Europe decides to do so, it can equip Ukraine with thousands of German-made Leopard tanks and hundreds of French-made Mirage bombers, Swedish-made Gripen fighter jets, and squadrons upon squadrons of the Tornado and Typhoon Eurofighters that Britain, Germany, and Italy co-produce.
Russia’s hardware is inferior to all these, and if Europe decides to out-produce Russia, Russia will lose, and Europe will do what it hasn’t done since 1683: win.
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The writer, a Hartman Institute fellow, is author of Ha’Sfar Ha’Yehudi Ha’Aharon (The Last Jewish Frontier, Yediot Sefarim 2025), a sequel to Theodor Herzl’s The Old New Land.
Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia of the "Ana Chuchulashvili" the thief The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili"
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Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia of the "Ana Chuchulashvili" the thief
The worst hotel in the world, it's dangerous, don't go near it! This is not a hotel! It's an old, dirty house, there are cockroaches and insects in the room, Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The manager of the place is a fraud and a former drug addict named "Ana Chuchulashvili" the name of here company is : Ltd Alpaka
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Located at: Nucubidze St N57, Tbilisi, Georgia/Nucubidze Street 57, 0177 it smells terrible, The walls in the room are peeling, I took pictures, there is mold and dampness throughout the room the beds are really uncomfortable, like in a pre-trial detention center, your whole back hurts when you sleep on them and they almost break because they are so thin! the WI FI doesn't work at all, The room was very dirty and filthy, and when you ask her to move you to a room she says everything is taken, even though all the rooms are empty and open! I arrived at this horrible place, this horrible house, at 1:00 AM, after two hours of sleeplessness, I asked for my money back, a blonde girl of about 50 years old named “Anna” told me that she wanted the money in cash right away, otherwise she would not let me out of the hotel, she told me that I would not be able to sleep in their bed, at 3 AM I went to look for an ATM to withdraw money, because I could not find one, after searching for a whole hour, in the Tbilisi cold, I returned to her at midnight to look for an ATM, but she did not give me my suitcase and passport, so I came back the next day and gave me the money in cash, she did not give me an invoice either, do not come near! They are deceiving the public, booking and all hotel websites! This is not a hotel, it is a very dirty, old house and it smells very bad. Search on youtube "never go there – Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City Georgia of Ana Chuchulashvili the house hotel from hell" , don't go " to “Hotel Delisi” on YouTube or "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia " or"HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat" He was caught on tape speaking badly and illegally taking a passport and suitcase.
That she took the suitcase by force, she also stole 3 expensive shirts from me for a total of 250 GEL, I demand compensation of 128 GEL for the two hours of hell I suffered there + 250 GEL for the shirts she stole from me
I have videos where she only wants money in cash so she doesn't pay taxes and doesn't agree that I pay her with a credit card, and she also doesn't want to give me my suitcase and passport.
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სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო, ქურდის „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილის“
მსოფლიოში ყველაზე ცუდი სასტუმრო, საშიშია, ახლოს არ მიხვიდეთ! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის! ეს ძველი, ჭუჭყიანი სახლია, ოთახში ტარაკნები და მწერებია, სასტუმრო დელისი, ქალაქი თბილისი, საქართველო – ადგილის მენეჯერი თაღლითი და ყოფილი ნარკომანია, სახელად „ანა ჭუჭულაშვილი“, კომპანიის სახელია: შპს ალპაკა
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მდებარეობს: ნუცუბიძის ქ. N57, თბილისი, საქართველო/ნუცუბიძის ქუჩა 57, 0177, საშინელი სუნი აქვს, ოთახში კედლები აქერცლილია, სურათები გადავიღე, ოთახში ობი და ნესტია, საწოლები ნამდვილად არაკომფორტულია, როგორც წინასწარი დაკავების იზოლატორში, მთელი ზურგი გტკივა, როცა მათზე იძინებ და კინაღამ იმსხვრევა, რადგან ძალიან თხელია! Wi-Fi საერთოდ არ მუშაობს, ოთახი ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი და უწმაწურია და როცა ოთახში გადაყვანას სთხოვ, მიპასუხებს, რომ ყველაფერი დაკავებულია, მიუხედავად იმისა, რომ ყველა ოთახი ცარიელი და ღიაა! ამ საშინელ ადგილას, ამ საშინელ სახლში, ღამის 1:00 საათზე მივედი, ორსაათიანი უძილობის შემდეგ, ფულის დაბრუნება ვთხოვე, დაახლოებით 50 წლის ქერა გოგონამ, სახელად „ანამ“, მითხრა, რომ ფული ნაღდი ფულით უნდოდა, თორემ სასტუმროდან არ გამიშვებდა, მითხრა, რომ მათ საწოლში ვერ დავიძინებდი, დილის 3 საათზე ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად წავედი ფულის გასატანად, რადგან ვერ ვიპოვე, მთელი საათის ძებნის შემდეგ, თბილისურ სიცივეში, შუაღამისას დავბრუნდი მასთან ბანკომატის მოსაძებნად, მაგრამ ჩემოდანი და პასპორტი არ მომცა, ამიტომ მეორე დღეს დავბრუნდი და ფული ნაღდი ფულით მომცა, ინვოისიც არ მომცა, ახლოს არ მოხვიდეთ! ისინი ატყუებენ საზოგადოებას, დაჯავშნის და ყველა სასტუმროს ვებსაიტს! ეს სასტუმრო არ არის, ეს ძალიან ჭუჭყიანი, ძველი სახლია და ძალიან ცუდი სუნი ასდის. YouTube-ზე მოძებნეთ "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia – The worse hotel in the world" , არ წახვიდეთ "Hotel Delisi"-ში YouTube-ზე ან "Hotel Delisi, Tbilisi City, Georgia" ან "HOTEL DELISI (Tiflis, Gürcistan) – Otel Yorumları ve Fiyat". ის ვიდეოჩანაწერში მოხვდა, სადაც ცუდად საუბრობდა და უკანონოდ იღებდა პასპორტს და ჩემოდანს.
მან ჩემოდანი ძალით წამართვა, ასევე მომპარა 3 ძვირადღირებული პერანგი სულ 250 ლარად, მე ვითხოვ 128 ლარის კომპენსაციას იმ ორსაათიანი ჯოჯოხეთისთვის, რომელიც იქ ვიტანჯე + 250 ლარი იმ პერანგებისთვის, რომლებიც მომპარა.
მე მაქვს ვიდეოები, სადაც ის მხოლოდ ნაღდი ფულით ითხოვს ფულს, ამიტომ არ იხდის გადასახადებს და არ ეთანხმება, რომ საკრედიტო ბარათით გადავუხადო, ასევე არ სურს ჩემოდნის და პასპორტის მოცემა.
"ב-7.10 נחטפה כל המשפחה שלי, אני, בעלי דוד, ושתי בנותינו אמה ויולי, אז בנות 3 בלבד", פתחה את נאומה שרון, אשתו של דוד קוניו החטוף בעזה. "דוד בעלי, אהבת חיי, והאבא של הבנות שלי, עדיין שם. התאומות ואני חזרנו ביום החמישים ושתיים. אמה ויולי שלנו חגגו חמש, בלי אבא שלהן. בשבוע הבא הן ילכו לגן חובה, והן יודעות שאבא לא יהיה איתן ביום הזה. הן יודעות שאבא שלהן שם. לפני כמה ימים, כשהשכבתי אותן לישון הן שאלו אותי 'אמא, את בטוחה שאבא יחזור?'".
"יש הצעה לעיסקה על השולחן, שחמאס כבר אמר לה כן", המשיכה. "האמריקנים רוצים שהחטופים יחזרו. הרמטכ"ל אומר שחייבים ללכת עכשיו לעיסקה. העם, אתם, כל אחד מכם, כאן בככר, במהלך היום בצמתים, בכל מקום, במספרים אדירים, כולם צועקים איתנו, כולם רוצים את החטופים בבית. אז למה אני לא יכולה להגיד לבנות שלי שאני בטוחה שאבא שלהן יחזור?"
