Canadians probably weren't consulted or polled and most likely don't want to be the next US state. Greenland remains comfortable as a Danish territory and Panama maintains control of the canal and probably wants to keep it that way.
Trump is merely stirring the pot with all these assertions which keeps him in the "news" because he's the president elect. Nothing more.
As for the Ukraine war Russia is winning it. They're the ones in the driver's seat (certainly not the US, the EU or the Ukrainian proxies they support. Something Trump will have to face after he's inaugurated). The Russian's likely won't agree to end the war until all its objectives are met and accepted by the above mentioned adversaries. In all likelihood that won't include current Ukraine ruler Vladimir Zelensky who refused to hold a new election for president in May, 2024 because Marshal Law existed in the country. Russian President Vladimir Putin considers him an impostor illegally reigning as president of Ukraine.
As to negotiations to end the war here is my take:
Crimea, Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia territories were all regions in Ukraine that held popular referendums and chose to become part of the Russian Federation. Therefore they're off the table in any new negotiations ending the war.
Russia will demand Ukraine become a neutral country, never to join NATO. Ukraine is demilitarized and no neo Nazi's are part of the newly elected government in Ukraine.
Call them all pre-conditions that Russia requires. They'll have to be accepted by its adversaries before negotiations to end the war can even begin. Those who are victorious in war set the conditions, not the losers.
Then there's Syria for Trump to deal with. Former President Assad has left the country and given asylum in Russia after opposition forces took over the country.
It's up in the air what will happen in the country. It could disintegrate like Libya after the fall of President Qaddafi to rebel forces.
The new leaders in Syria talk of resolving issues and respect for differences among the people including Sunni Arabs, Alawites, Christians, Kurds, Druze et al. Hardly an undertaking in the best of conditions. Which Syria is certainly not under its present leadership.
Russia maintains two long term leased military bases in Syria at Tartus and Latakia. They've supposedly been in talks with the new leaders in Syria to remain there and help maintain stability in the country.
The US has troops stationed in eastern Syria presumably to fight terrorists but in reality they're just stealing Syria's oil.
Israel's IDF invaded Syria after the fall of Assad beyond the Golan Heights saying it needed to protect Israeli citizens close to the Syrian border with Israel-which is a canard to justify stealing more Syrian territory.
Turkey has threatened to invade Syria against the Kurds which they consider as terrorists. That certainly won't help to bring stability to Syria.
To say the least there are many factions operating in Syria which doesn't bode well for maintaining stability. Something that will be no easy task for Trump to deal with.
President Biden just authorized some $571 million military aid to Taiwan which China says violates the one China principle. China maintains the island is an integral part of China which the US "officially" recognizes. Yet providing advanced weaponry as it does to Taiwan contradicts that official policy. Again something else geo-politically Trump has to deal with.
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