That's when he severed his spine and broke his watch. But at least he's like his watch... Sometimes he's right.
In this case, he's trying to help Ukraine by pandering to Trump's ego of making great deals. Like you, I hate to see Trump and his sycophants take over power in the USA, but we have to use this approach to get Trump to make some somewhat sensible decisions. Cater to his ego with something that sounds like he's a great leader if he makes the right decisions.