Gen. Jack Keane on Trump's Strategy to Get Putin's Attention

Putin's Broken Promises

• 📌 General Jack Keane notes that President Trump exhibited extraordinary patience with Vladimir Putin, who made promises regarding peace and bilateral meetings.
• ⚠️ Putin's spokesperson denied agreements for a summit between Putin and Zelensky, and a trilateral meeting with President Trump, indicating a breach of trust.
• 🎯 Keane believes Trump is reaching a point where he will likely use significant leverage against Putin due to these broken promises.

Economic Sanctions Against Russia

• 💸 Keane suggests that President Trump could shut down the world financial system to Russia by removing them from SWIFT and Fedwire, halting all transactions.
• 📈 Tariffs on oil-related purchases are also proposed, along with a directive that any country doing business with Russia cannot do business with the United States.
• 💰 A significant action proposed is to liquidate Russia's $300 billion in reserves (gold and currencies) and give the cash to Ukraine.

Military and Strategic Actions

• 💥 Military options include upgrading Ukrainian capabilities to shut down Putin's offensive operations and potentially reclaim territory.
• 🚀 Keane advocates for removing restrictions on firing long-range missiles into Russian sanctuary areas, arguing there's no justification for a country invading another to have protected rear areas.
• 🤝 By combining economic and military measures, Keane believes Putin will be compelled to come to the table to negotiate serious concessions and compromises.