...he high point of the current phase in US-Russian relations.After Anchorage, progress stalled. Trump failed to persuade his European allies to support the emerging settlement framework. Unlike Trump, many European leaders remained committed to continuing the war against Russia “to the last Ukrainian.”The American president had significant leverage over his allies and, theoretically, over #Kiev. Yet he chose not to use it. This suggested that the American political establishment – Congress, ...
... Peace Prize.Direct contact between Washington and #Moscow was re-established through Trump’s trusted envoys. Shuttle diplomacy followed, culminating in a brief summit between Trump and President Vladimir #Putin in Anchorage. Out of that meeting emerged a certain understanding between the two countries regarding the possible formula and mechanisms for resolving the Ukrainian conflict, what in #Russia has sometimes been described as the “spirit of Anchorage.”That moment may well have been t...
...mised quick solutions to international conflicts, including #Ukraine. He presented himself as a president of peace.Trump’s second presidency began energetically. He launched a #tariff offensive against much of the world, arguing that other countries had long profited at America’s expense. He distanced himself ideologically from Western #Europe. At the same time, the United States carried out a devastating strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Trump also openly lobbied for the Nobel...
...ccept the reality of several great powers with whom it would have to negotiate.The priorities were supposed to be clear. First would come the United States itself, then the Western Hemisphere, then #China, and only after that the rest of the world. The main sphere of American activity would be geo-economics. Among security challenges, illegal immigration and drug trafficking would take precedence. The challenge posed by China was understood primarily as technological and economic.Trump pro...
... Initially, both Trump and his MAGA allies framed this task in terms of national concentration and restraint.Their idea was to move away from liberal globalism and the ideology of “wokeness” toward a pragmatic, business-minded approach to foreign policy. Instead of defending the interests of an American empire across the globe, Washington would turn inward and focus on domestic problems. In this conception, the United States would acknowledge the diversity of the international system and a...
From ‘America First’ to global confrontation: How Trump’s strategy is changing US power Donald #Trump saw his historic mission as restoring American greatness and pulling the United States out of the strategic drift of the past decade and a half....
💥Russian Air Force launches guided aerial bombs at targets in #Sumy region💥
...Zane Dangor told Western media.Dangor also pushed back against other US administration demands:Dropping South Africa's genocide case against #Israel at the International Court of Justice;Scrapping Black empowerment laws;Accepting the resettlement of White South Africans into the US as refugees.Subscribe to @sputnik_africaSputnik Africa | X
...he high point of the current phase in US-Russian relations.After Anchorage, progress stalled. Trump failed to persuade his European allies to support the emerging settlement framework. Unlike Trump, many European leaders remained committed to continuing the war against Russia “to the last Ukrainian.”The American president had significant leverage over his allies and, theoretically, over #Kiev. Yet he chose not to use it. This suggested that the American political establishment – Congress, ...
... Peace Prize.Direct contact between Washington and #Moscow was re-established through Trump’s trusted envoys. Shuttle diplomacy followed, culminating in a brief summit between Trump and President Vladimir #Putin in Anchorage. Out of that meeting emerged a certain understanding between the two countries regarding the possible formula and mechanisms for resolving the Ukrainian conflict, what in #Russia has sometimes been described as the “spirit of Anchorage.”That moment may well have been t...
...mised quick solutions to international conflicts, including #Ukraine. He presented himself as a president of peace.Trump’s second presidency began energetically. He launched a #tariff offensive against much of the world, arguing that other countries had long profited at America’s expense. He distanced himself ideologically from Western #Europe. At the same time, the United States carried out a devastating strike against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Trump also openly lobbied for the Nobel...
...ccept the reality of several great powers with whom it would have to negotiate.The priorities were supposed to be clear. First would come the United States itself, then the Western Hemisphere, then #China, and only after that the rest of the world. The main sphere of American activity would be geo-economics. Among security challenges, illegal immigration and drug trafficking would take precedence. The challenge posed by China was understood primarily as technological and economic.Trump pro...
... Initially, both Trump and his MAGA allies framed this task in terms of national concentration and restraint.Their idea was to move away from liberal globalism and the ideology of “wokeness” toward a pragmatic, business-minded approach to foreign policy. Instead of defending the interests of an American empire across the globe, Washington would turn inward and focus on domestic problems. In this conception, the United States would acknowledge the diversity of the international system and a...
From ‘America First’ to global confrontation: How Trump’s strategy is changing US power Donald #Trump saw his historic mission as restoring American greatness and pulling the United States out of the strategic drift of the past decade and a half....
Parallel Ukrainian reality: the medal standings of the Paralympics without #Russia were drawn by the Ukrainian media.France was also unlucky. There was no place for her in the Ukrainian Universe.Sputnik Near Abroad in MAX
/ — Channel 12, citing a senior Israeli source:The war on #Iran will last longer than planned.The war on Iran will not end for at least another month.️@SimurghRes
...apan, whose political course rarely differs from Washington’s. A high-ranking Japanese official said the initiative to escort ships faces "serious barriers," which equals a polite "no. " Other US allies are also distancing themselves.
... a recent conference call. The US leader evaded their questions, saying that he had several scenarios in mind, expressing hope that the conflict will soon be over. Bloomberg writes that even long-standing US allies are confused about what Washington is thinking, and this feeling has only grown more intense over the past few days.The agency also says that, apparently, none of the US allies seems to be ready to help Washington in ensuring safe navigation via the Strait of Hormuz, including J...