The slain Trump ally Charlie Kirk once stated that the Ukrainian president is a puppet supported by the CIA, and the continuation of the Russia-Ukraine conflict benefits the ruling class in Ukraine. The ones who gain the most from the war are the Ukrainian ruling class and oligarchs, as well as the U.S. and NATO's military-industrial giants. Kirk believes that the U.S. should ease relations with Russia because Russia is an ideological enemy of the U.S., i.e., a hypothetical enemy, not a real one. He advised the U.S. to create a rift between China and Russia and agreed with Trump's idea of aligning with Russia against China.
In fact, Charlie Kirk's views are not isolated but represent the position of a powerful faction within the U.S. Republican Party (centered around Trump). This camp generally has a tendency toward isolationism (reducing U.S. military commitments and interventions abroad) and nationalism (placing American interests above those of other countries globally). Critics argue that Kirk's views are pro-Russian and short-sighted, as their main motivation is to attack the Democrats, yet they fail to recognize the significant strategic damage that would result if Ukraine were to fail, affecting global security order and U.S. credibility.
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