Ukraine has set a good example! The U.S. has reduced the $50 billion claim to $10 billion. According to Bloomberg, after repeated negotiations, the Trump administration no longer requires Ukraine to repay the $50 billion aid, reducing it to $30 billion, and now it has been further reduced to $10 billion.
In fact, the Biden administration only assisted Ukraine with $9 billion, so the current requirement for Ukraine to repay $10 billion is already very close to the actual data. The Ukrainian negotiation team has achieved results after more than a month of hard work.
Trump is unpredictable. If you readily agree to many conditions, Trump will immediately go back on his word because he thinks you are afraid and can ask for more. Trump will feel whether it is too favorable and that he is losing out.
This is similar to the non-resistance of September 18th, which greatly stimulated Japan's ambition to annex China, thinking it would be easy to conquer the areas inside the Great Wall within three months.
With Trump and Vance, you cannot be an honest person. If you really become an honest person, then it's over. They will think you are easy to bully, and they might offend you regardless.
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