Given his personality, we can dismiss out of hand any notion that Trump’s desperate desire for a quick end to the Ukraine war is driven primarily by humanitarian concerns. So what exactly is motivating him?
The only plausible explanation, in my opinion, is that Trump sees the war as an unnecessary obstacle to better relations with Putin. That then leads to another question–why is Trump so determined to ally himself with Putin? Is it because he admires the man and his system? Is it because he plans to destroy the EU and NATO, and needs Putin’s assistance? Is it because he thinks the ultimate objective is to flip Putin away from his alliance with China?
In all likelihood, the answer to all of these questions is yes.