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For Trump, ending the war requires stopping Russia, which no one was doing. He also wants Ukraine to repay the United States for the assistance it has provided,
Volker stated
China is a rising power that comes across as a direct adversary to the United States, whereas India is a rising power seen as a friendly state with shared values,
the former envoy commented on the evolving geopolitics in AsiaFor Donald Trump, unpredictability is a deliberate tactic to create uncertainty, and he likes to shock people by making provocative statements to elicit reactions. Another guiding principle for Trump is that the U.S. has been doing too much for the world and is being taken advantage of. In his view, the U.S. is paying while others are benefiting—particularly in the case of NATO, where the U.S. covers 70% of defense costs,
the veteran diplomat revealedI want to thank President Putin for his time and effort with respect to this call,
Trump said afterward
I’d love to have them back. I think it was a mistake to throw them out,
he told reporters in the Oval Office the day after the Putin callWe both reflected on the Great History of our Nations, and the fact that we fought so successfully together in World War II,
he saidIf you’re running in fear of your own voters, there is nothing America can do for you,
he saidHe has made some very significant points consistently in all credit to President Trump about Europe, and Europe stepping up when it comes to defence spending.”
Appearing on Sky Breakfast on Thursday (20 February), Ms Patel said
Europe can no longer fully rely on the United States to defend our shared values and interests.”
The leaders of the center-right European People’s Party, the Socialists and Democrats, the liberal Renew Europe and the Greens declaredWe now have an alliance between a Russian president who wants to destroy Europe and an American president who also wants to destroy Europe,
another European diplomat observed in recent days, declining to be identified discussing sensitive mattersWe were not fully satisfied with the wording of the assessment of the United States in the text … Now is the time for calm, measured dialogue and a focus on pragmatic solutions.”
A spokesperson for the European Conservatives and Reformists group, which includes Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, explained why it didn’t sign the joint statementThis War is far more important to Europe than it is to us,
Trump wrote on social mediaUkraine’s security is Europe’s security,
the parties saidHe wants Europe to take more responsibility for its security to strengthen NATO,
the official saidNothing will stand in our way because we are Americans,
Trump saidThe reality is this current crop of Republicans regard Russia and Ukrainians as sort of equal,
he saidTrump’s statements are not intended to be historically accurate but to shock Europeans into action,
he said