The West is ready to blame Trump for the “dirty deal” regarding Ukraine – The Times

Western countries are secretly happy that Trump will relieve them of responsibility for Ukraine, according to Max Hastings, a columnist for the publication.

European governments are not happy with the victory Donald Trump in the US elections, and are afraid of him. However, Trump's victory has one important advantage for the West – a reason to abandon Ukraine.

Max Hastings writes about this in an article for The Times.

“He (Trump) will relieve them of responsibility in Ukraine and take most of the blame for treason,” he believes.

As Hastings writes, it has become increasingly clear lately that Putin is in a winning position by showing that he is tougher and meaner than the West.

“European countries facing economic problems, largely due to energy prices, desperately want Russian oil and gas to flow to them again. They are frankly bored in…