In the bustling war room of Trump’s campaign headquarters, a group of top strategists—known as the “brains”—had been given a critical task. Their mission: devise a ceasefire process for the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. But their plan, surprisingly, did not focus on negotiations or diplomatic channels. Instead, they formulated a military strategy that called for an increased U.S. presence in the Middle East, particularly in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan. They proposed that bombing Russian military installations in Crimea from the Black Sea’s southern coast would be the key to reversing the situation back to its pre-2014 status, before Russia annexed Crimea.
As the plan developed, it became evident that not all members of the team were fully committed to seeing it through under Trump’s banner. Some of the brains, fully aware of the unpredictability of Trump’s election chances, were preparing for a potential pivot. They began drafting a more intricate military operation plan, one that would outshine the ceasefire process they had been asked to design. Their goal was clear: if Trump failed to win the election, they intended to shop their more refined strategy to the Harris campaign. They knew that positioning themselves as military advisors with a foolproof plan could secure a future in Washington, regardless of which party took the White House.
For the Democratic Party, the memory of the Obama administration’s failure to prevent Russia’s annexation of Crimea still haunted their foreign policy approach. The annexation, seen as a significant geopolitical blunder, left a mark on the party’s strategic thinking, making them more open to military options that would reverse the humiliation of 2014. If the Harris campaign were to gain access to such a plan, it could become a cornerstone of their own foreign policy platform, reinforcing their stance against Russian aggression.
The Trump brains had recognized this, and their dual allegiance—to their current employer and their potential future one—became a carefully orchestrated balancing act. As the presidential election loomed closer, the fate of the war in Ukraine hung in the balance, not only in the hands of the warring nations, but also in the schemes of political strategists thousands of miles away.
All names of people and organizations appearing in this story are pseudonyms.
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