Ukraine’s war isn’t just a clash of ideologies and artillery—it’s become a three-ring circus of corruption, political rot, and the same financial war machine that milked America dry in Afghanistan. I spoke with a Ukrainian who explained that most of the front-line soldiers still struggle to receive equipment that inevitably doesn’t make it past the gold-ornamented political rooms of Kyiv.

The call with Vladimir Putin came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said publicly he wants to discuss weapons supplies with President Trump.