In his speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Zelensky insisted that the U.S. provide troops to defend Ukraine. If Trump would be so kind as to “guarantee this strong and irreversible security for Ukraine, we will move along this diplomatic path.”

The American Conservative believes it is imperative that Trump, along with his principal foreign policy advisers, respond not just no, but hell no! Further, U.S. should withdraw from the conflict, and it is in America’s interest to end the Russo-Ukraine war.

Other key points:

When Moscow stationed weapons capable of hitting the American mainland in Cuba, Washington threatened war in response. Much of Russia’s ruling elite perceives Ukrainian membership in NATO and the stationing of allied missiles next door as posing a comparable threat.

The West’s strong support for Kiev has encouraged Moscow to look for aid from U.S. adversaries, and in return, assist those states in undermining American interests around the world. Furthermore, Russia has abandoned its past support for nonproliferation in Iran and North Korea and tightened its relationship with the People’s Republic of China.

Referring to sanctions, there is no reason to believe that another iteration of a U.S. policy which has consistently failed—in Cuba, Sudan, China, Hong Kong, North Korea, Syria, and elsewhere—to force adversary regimes to surrender will work in Russia. Instead of collapsing, as expected, the Russian economy so far has prospered despite the pressure. Trump also wants Saudi Arabia and the other Mideast producers to cut oil prices to reduce Moscow’s revenues, but so far, they have shown no interest in reducing their own incomes, and hence luxurious lifestyles, even more.