Admiral Stavridis: Trump Should Give Ukraine Tomahawk Missiles to Target Russia's Economy

Strategic Use of Tomahawk Missiles

• 🎯 Tomahawk missiles should be provided to Ukraine to strike deep into Russia, targeting not only drones and air attacks but crucially, Vladimir Putin's oil and gas capabilities.
• ⚡ These missiles, with a range of 1500 miles and a 1000-pound warhead, offer pinpoint accuracy to cripple Russia's economy by hitting refineries.

Trump's International Leverage

• 📈 Following meetings in Israel and Egypt, President Trump appears to hold significant leverage with many world leaders, though China's President Xi remains an exception, insisting on equal terms.
• 💡 Trump's strategy should involve using the US military as a background hammer while primarily focusing on economic pressure against adversaries like Putin.

Dividing Putin and Xi

• 🤝 The analysis suggests a strategy to drive a wedge between China and Russia, encouraging Xi to cease supporting Putin in exchange for economic stability, potentially through OPEC replacing Russian oil.
• ⚠️ However, the vast resources in Siberia (gas, oil, diamonds, potable water, arable land) make it difficult to pull Xi away from Russia, as China views these resources as highly valuable.