George Barros

I think President Trump has exhausted or come close to exhausting the options of, hey, we make some concessions. The Ukrainians make some concessions, the Russians make some concessions, and they're on turn. That's not working out. So now, I think imposing a decision point on President Trump, which is, we try with carrots, how are we going to use sticks?

And part of the ways that you can go with the sticks are, of course, the economic tools against Russia. Try to target the price of oil, bring it down, cooperate with OPEC. German-American, like cheaper gas prices as well. You could hit the Russians with some tariffs or other things, but our trade volume is pretty low, so it's not really going to be a decisive tool there.

And part of the ways that you can go with the sticks are, of course, the economic tools against Russia. Try to target the price of oil, bring it down, cooperate with OPEC. German-American, like cheaper gas prices as well. You could hit the Russians with some tariffs or other things, but our trade volume is pretty low, so it's not really going to be a decisive tool there.

And part of the ways that you can go with the sticks are, of course, the economic tools against Russia. Try to target the price of oil, bring it down, cooperate with OPEC. German-American, like cheaper gas prices as well. You could hit the Russians with some tariffs or other things, but our trade volume is pretty low, so it's not really going to be a decisive tool there.

The biggest tool that you could do is keep Ukrainians in the fight. You give them more aid, give them support. You give them the intelligence so that they're charging, you'd be that more effective, even if we don't give them anything else. And then you continue to tell Vlad, well, Vlad, we're going to give the Ukrainians enough to keep them in the fight for another six months.

The biggest tool that you could do is keep Ukrainians in the fight. You give them more aid, give them support. You give them the intelligence so that they're charging, you'd be that more effective, even if we don't give them anything else. And then you continue to tell Vlad, well, Vlad, we're going to give the Ukrainians enough to keep them in the fight for another six months.

The biggest tool that you could do is keep Ukrainians in the fight. You give them more aid, give them support. You give them the intelligence so that they're charging, you'd be that more effective, even if we don't give them anything else. And then you continue to tell Vlad, well, Vlad, we're going to give the Ukrainians enough to keep them in the fight for another six months.

And that means for another six months, you're going to be losing 45,000 guys per month. That's over 100,000 wounded and killed Russians by the time we come and talk again. So you tell me how you're doing in six months, given that you have a labor shortage of a billion people now, it's going to be even worse. So I think that's sort of the approach. And I don't know.

And that means for another six months, you're going to be losing 45,000 guys per month. That's over 100,000 wounded and killed Russians by the time we come and talk again. So you tell me how you're doing in six months, given that you have a labor shortage of a billion people now, it's going to be even worse. So I think that's sort of the approach. And I don't know.

And that means for another six months, you're going to be losing 45,000 guys per month. That's over 100,000 wounded and killed Russians by the time we come and talk again. So you tell me how you're doing in six months, given that you have a labor shortage of a billion people now, it's going to be even worse. So I think that's sort of the approach. And I don't know.

At the same time, the Russians are being intransigent about their own objectives. They have made the ceasefire for the Black Sea, the maritime domain ceasefire contingent on preliminary American sanctions relief, which should be a non-starter. I mean, there's really no reason to do it.

At the same time, the Russians are being intransigent about their own objectives. They have made the ceasefire for the Black Sea, the maritime domain ceasefire contingent on preliminary American sanctions relief, which should be a non-starter. I mean, there's really no reason to do it.

At the same time, the Russians are being intransigent about their own objectives. They have made the ceasefire for the Black Sea, the maritime domain ceasefire contingent on preliminary American sanctions relief, which should be a non-starter. I mean, there's really no reason to do it.

They want to have sanctions relief for some Russian import and export banks and people that work with agriculture, foodstuffs. It's just free butter for no reason, really. we really shouldn't be in the business of helping the Russians out in that regard. So, we'll see.

They want to have sanctions relief for some Russian import and export banks and people that work with agriculture, foodstuffs. It's just free butter for no reason, really. we really shouldn't be in the business of helping the Russians out in that regard. So, we'll see.

They want to have sanctions relief for some Russian import and export banks and people that work with agriculture, foodstuffs. It's just free butter for no reason, really. we really shouldn't be in the business of helping the Russians out in that regard. So, we'll see.

But I'm hopeful that President Trump will realize that his stated objectives, which in principle are good, that actually leads to a very natural conclusion, which is we got to keep the Ukrainians in the fight because the Russians got to back down from their non-starter demands.

But I'm hopeful that President Trump will realize that his stated objectives, which in principle are good, that actually leads to a very natural conclusion, which is we got to keep the Ukrainians in the fight because the Russians got to back down from their non-starter demands.

But I'm hopeful that President Trump will realize that his stated objectives, which in principle are good, that actually leads to a very natural conclusion, which is we got to keep the Ukrainians in the fight because the Russians got to back down from their non-starter demands.

I see it as a possibility to be explored. I mean, you could work with OPEC. I mean, that's what Ronald Reagan did back in the 80s is we worked with OPEC. drive down the price of oil, that in combination with the Russians losing a lot in their war in Afghanistan, those helped put in the final nails of the coffin of the Soviet Union.