What would you do about the war in Ukraine if you were POTUS?

## Details

Here are a few important points.

• The discussion questions are viewable online, so we will save paper by not printing them out.

Here are the video and discussion questions for this event:
https://www.buddytree.org/hangout/3dYwel29Wd

Video:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnUu_xjPIUo (2:37)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9khjT4dnFY (16:52)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QAV6TlVA9Q (8:05)
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLiSLMQZzhg (28:25)
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WKxc-RxaA8 (28:30)
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gse0Su-iXmo (15:17)
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luU9athBZWs (4:37)

Reading (Optional): 1. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/08/trump-ukraine-russia-peace/683907/
2. https://www.economist.com/international/2025/08/26/the-wrong-way-to-end-a-war
3. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/25/opinion/ukraine-war-negotiations-trump.html

Spanish (Optional):

1. https://elpais.com/opinion/2025-08-22/ucrania-en-la-cuerda-floja.html 2. https://elpais.com/opinion/2024-08-26/como-acabara-la-guerra-de-ucrania.html
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJMbvTcYm60 (2:37)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECR4XHxBNMA (19:09)

Italian (Optional):

1. https://www.fattinostri.it/la-guerra-in-ucraina-come-finira/
2. https://www.rsi.ch/info/mondo/Come-finir%C3%A0-l%E2%80%99incursione-ucraina--2230536.html
3. https://www.youtube.com/live/kZ_fk_UPMck (20:54)
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymZEDV-vi4Q (14:17)

Questions:
Put yourself in President Trump's shoes.

1. Would you continue to be involved in seeking a resolution for this crisis, or would you cease all or most U.S. involved?

2. Would you continue supplying weapons and munitions to Ukraine, even if paid for by the Europeans?

3. Would you impose restrictions on how those weapons are used?

4. Would you impose economic sanctions or tariffs on Russia's trade partners if it continued to refuse to engage in peace negotiations?

5. If there were peace negotiations, would you force Ukraine to give up any of its territory?

6. Would you give it security guarantees in return?

7. Would the guarantees include peacekeepers on the ground and, if yes, from what countries?

Additional questions

1. How would you provide economic support to Ukraine, considering potential long-term implications?

2. How would you involve NATO in the conflict, considering potential risks and benefits?

3. How would you maintain U.S. public support for involvement in the conflict, considering potential domestic political challenges?

Discussion questions by courtesy of Steve Srecko Bartl