How will Trump respond to Putin's evil attack?

In 2014 I wote that,

"Has the EU indeed lost sight of its moral compass?  

As Alexander Motyl  (left) has pointed out,

Now six days ago, (25th July 2014) Alexander J. Motyl  posed the following question:

" Is Putin evil? His actions certainly are, if by evil we understand behavior that willfully, consciously and purposely destroys human life. Perhaps we can call his actions undeniably evil and Putin himself "evil enough." Evil enough for what? Evil enough for condemnation by people of good will." (CNN: 25 July  2014) (my emphasis)

He further goes on to point out that,

"Such countries as France and Germany, which have extensive economic relations with Russia, face a difficult moral choice. They must ask themselves whether Putin is evil or evil enough. If they decide his killing spree in eastern Ukraine is neither evil nor evil enough, they must explain -- to themselves and to the rest of the world -- just why they believe the destruction of Ukrainian, Russian, Malaysian, Dutch and other lives is not a form of evil behavior." (ibid Alexander Motyl)

Furthermore,

".... the willingness of France, Germany and all the other states making up the European Union to respond to Putin's evil doing will determine the moral fate of the EU. If they sacrifice morality to arms contracts or gas, the EU will have lost its rasion d'etre. Worse, like Putin, it will be without a soul.""(ibid Alexander Motyl)

Fast foreward to 2024, and the world expresses utter shock and disgust at Putin's bombardment of the people of Ukraine on Christmas day.

The question that Alexander posed is 2014 about the 'evil' nature of Putin, when Putin invaded and annexed Crimea, now looms even larger.

As Kanishka Singh (right)  reports,

"U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday 

he had asked  the Defense Department to continue its surge of weapons deliveries to Ukraine, after condemning Russia's Christmas Day attack on Ukraine's energy system and some of its cities.
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"The purpose of this outrageous attack was to cut off the Ukrainian people's access to heat and electricity during winter and to jeopardize the safety of its grid," Biden, a Democrat, said in a statement.  (Reuters: 25 December 2024) (my emphasis) 

What is rather striking about this heinous attack of Putin against the people of Ukraine on 25 December 2024 is the fact that, as reported by Hafsa Khalil (left),

"As millions of Ukrainians celebrate Christmas Day, Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on the country's energy infrastructure.
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Russia confirms what it calls the "massive" attack, saying the "goal was achieved" (BBC News: 25 December 024) (my emphasis)

The $64 question is:

"How will Trump respond to Putin's evil attack?"  

CRUX: 26 Decemberb 2024: Youtube

 

 

 

(to be continued)