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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

2. Yes, it's partly that they admire Putin, the iron dictator Trump would like to be. But it's much more important that Russia is useful weapon, whose own economic weakness means it poses no threat to US dominance.

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Tony Fallon @tonyfallon.art · 16/02/2025

Russia could well be on the cusp of being handed the opportunity to rebuild and become that threat. They could even follow the Nazi playbook of reclaiming what they purport to be theirs and before you know it - KABOOM !

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Moley𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕄𝕠𝕝𝕖 @moleymole.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A marriage of convenience - “wonder how long the honeymoon will last?”

US cartoon 1939 depicting the Molotov Ribbentrop pact of that year with Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia marrying , Hitler as groom, Stalin as bride in a gown. Caption “Wonder how long the honeymoon will last?” [noting it lasted until Operation Barbarossa in 1941]

1939 cartoon by Low called ‘Rendezvous’: a depicton of the Molotov Ribbentrop pact with Hitler and Stalin politely doffing caps, their insults veiled in a greeting of mutual understanding of interests, standing over the mortally injured body of Poland face down on the ground. [ note: this lasted until Operation Barbarossa 1941 and the horrors of the Eastern front that followed] Modern captions are overlaid in parallel with Ukraine as Poland, Trump and Putin standing over (Poland and Ukraine are neighbours - it is the old Eastern front)

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Mik @mikwiththegoodhair.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

This is the part people aren't getting. They're doing the whole "They work for Russia" thing because they're destabilising Russian enemies, but will deny that these people have the brains to plan something like using Russia instead of being the used ones. It's a dangerous idea dampening resistance.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

3. If the result of US colonial diplomacy (and appeasement by some Europeans - see Question Time this week for a classic example) is that Russia feels emboldened to expand its territorial aggression, so much the better. It'll sow chaos in Europe. Trump loves chaos because it weakens his rivals.

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MountainBec @mountainbec.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Disagree. To me it's pretty clear it will transpire Trump is under the control of and/ or influence of Putin. As was Boris Johnson. The power alliances are already set in place, not being transformed.

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Hard Boiled Egg @perigominas.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

There's a distinct streak in this (obviously Musk but the oligarch line of shame at the Inauguration was another clue) that some hyper-wealthy saw what happened in Putins Russia and decided they wanted that, but the power to throw people out of windows should be theirs; Trump is an ideal vehicle.

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Terry Naylor @terrynaylor.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

They perceive Europe as a socialist bloc that respects international law, so they have common cause to weaken, fragment and destroy it. Expect cracks to show in broader European unity, as UK, France, Germany and former Soviet states draw closer together.

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Steve B @stevebasnett.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

#2. Trump and Musk's actions don't just harm Europe, they are destroying America - it leaves me wondering if one of their next moves could be... and it's previously unthinkable... selling US arms to Russia?

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