He thinks the confrontation is already happening.
Not as tanks crossing borders, but through drones, sabotage, disinformation and attacks that keep creeping closer to NATO territory.
His concern is that Russia is becoming more willing to take risks because the West still hasn’t found a way to impose meaningful consequences.
And shooting down the occasional drone, he argues, doesn’t solve that.
Hodges wants a much harder response: frozen assets, seized shadow-fleet vessels, visa restrictions and shutting down Russian footholds used for pressure operations.
His warning is simple:
Every time the West leaves space through inaction, Russia gets a little more comfortable filling it.
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Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸🇺🇦 Ben Hodges thinks Trump is deliberately squeezing Zelensky.
Not through speeches.
Through weapons, intelligence and support Ukraine actually needs.
Asked whether delays involving Patriots, Starlink and intelligence are being used to pressure Kyiv into accepting a deal, Hodges was unequivocal:
“That’s exactly what’s happening.”
His fear is that Washington wants a settlement badly enough that Ukraine itself becomes secondary.
Hodges points to talk of Trump, Putin and Xi discussing Ukraine without Ukraine at the table as the clearest warning sign.
His comparison is brutal:
Great powers carving up smaller countries as if we’re back in the 18th century.
And if Europe can’t stop that, it may be the one left dealing with the consequences.
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— https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2112622881616109784
