Col Doug Macgregor: Ukraine Struggling, European Leaders on the Road to Extinction

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Col Doug Macgregor argues that the proposed 28-point Russia–Ukraine peace plan is meaningless because it was created by people with no authority in Moscow or Kyiv, making it a “nothing-burger” that was never grounded in real negotiations. He criticizes President Trump for giving the plan legitimacy despite its weak origins and for being overly influenced by Europeans, NATO, and his own advisers. The speaker compares Europe’s dependence on the U.S. to the Greek city-states under Rome, arguing that the U.S. has long dominated Europe and should simply impose terms rather than seek approval.

He believes the U.S. has no vital interest in Ukraine and was dragged into an anti-Russian crusade by the Biden administration and by pro-Israel, anti-Russia donors and advisers who shape U.S. policy. He harshly criticizes figures like Jack Keane and argues that Western expectations that Russia would “commit suicide” or negotiate from weakness are delusional, because Russia views Ukraine as a war it cannot lose, while the U.S. and Europe lack the capacity or will to win militarily.

He cites Angela Merkel’s understanding that Putin would never accept defeat in Ukraine and insists the West cannot defeat Russia due to geography and logistics. He says many commentators are compromised by defense-industry funding and do not speak in America’s true interests.

He broadens the critique to claim U.S. policymakers have grown reckless, assuming American power is untouchable while allowing mass immigration, foreign entanglements, and economic mismanagement. Meanwhile, China’s economic rise and the growth of BRICS are undermining U.S. global standing, and the world no longer believes America can grow out of its debt.

The speaker concludes that U.S. leaders are endangering the country by pursuing confrontation instead of peace. He calls for abandoning overseas conflicts, rebuilding the domestic economy, ending financialization, and restoring manufacturing. He ultimately argues that Trump has lacked the courage to make decisive choices for peace, despite moments of clarity, and has been too easily swayed by advisers and donors.