Quite likely he will not. And while that may be worrisome for the people of Ukraine, the bigger question is whether he's prepared to honour his country's undertaking to defend its new NATO allies in Eastern Europe. 

Will the tough talking Trump - the guy who wants to divert $54 Billion from things like environmental protection to military expansion - turn out to be a paper tiger? What do you say Putin hasn't already concluded Trump is America's Neville Chamberlain?