Dec. 9, 2025 6 AM PT
To the editor: As famous within the Los Angeles Occasions, Europe has good cause to fret over the destiny of Ukraine (“Alarm grows in Europe over what is seen as Trump’s ‘betrayal’ of Ukraine,” Dec. 6). People, too, must be involved, however plainly the Trump administration shouldn’t be.
Bear in mind, in response to him, the struggle would not have happened if Donald Trump had been president whereas President Biden was in workplace. We will see now that that was unsuitable. Then, Trump was going to settle the struggle on Day 1 of his second time period. Flawed once more.
Trump, it readily seems, has little interest in Ukraine’s finest pursuits nor these of Europe. On the contrary, he’s prepared to have Ukraine cede land so he can gas his autocratic bent, placate Russian President Vladimir Putin and declare he has resolved one other struggle.
Such give up to Putin with obscure safety ensures to Ukraine must be and is troublesome to Ukraine. Plus, it makes it clear to our “allies” in Europe that they too will likely be going it alone if Putin pursues his quest to resume his imaginative and prescient of Russia’s onetime greatness.
Maurice M. Garcia, Newbury Park
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To the editor: It’s attention-grabbing to notice that European leaders are holding $220 billion in frozen Russian belongings. Much more attention-grabbing is why Europe is even debating the technique of utilizing that cash to fund Ukraine’s protection.
Begin by sending Kyiv, say, 25% of that $220 billion now. Make Russia begin paying the Ukrainians for Russia’s struggle. If nothing occurs, ship one other 25%. When Putin sees 50% of his cash evaporating, he simply could be tempted to return to the desk. If he doesn’t, he loses one other 25% of that $220 billion. A $220-billion loss is a mighty huge incentive to “negotiate.”
Joseph A. Lea, Mission Viejo
