Warmed-up Cold War as chaos hits geopolitics

Trump's ever-changing opinion on Russia will keep the world guessing as to if he considers Europe an ally of the United States or not

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US President Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump’s flip-flopping inconsistency on Russia will keep the world guessing on whether he still regards Europe as any kind of ally, and if so what kind it will be.

Just a few weeks ago he was refusing to criticise the Kremlin and indeed President Vladimir Putin, whilst blaming Ukraine for the war and calling Volodymyr Zelensky a ‘dictator.’

Now, he is growing increasingly impatient with both countries for not having yet agreed to a peace deal, as Germany now says the negotiations have hit a ‘deadlock.’

Arriving in Kyiv for an unannounced visit, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said this week that "due to the deadlock" between the US and Russia on a ceasefire deal, European allies' continued support for Ukraine in the war is "absolutely crucial.”

Yet, while on a visit to Moscow, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was quoted as saying "certain results have been achieved" in Washington's attempt to stop the Kremlin's full-scale invasion.

But as peace is discussed at arms length - via a series of middlemen and without Russia and Ukraine’s respective leaders ever actually meeting - it is important to witness what is happening in Europe.