TA white house meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky will remain remembered more than just a diplomatic disaster. He marked the end of international politics the way we know, and it was a turbinger for the sunset Pax Americane. Zelensky, the village from the meeting, arrived in London on Saturday to attend the defense summit with other European leaders. Thanks to the Trump performance, these leaders now have clarity on which the US government stands in the war in Ukraine – and, beyond how American foreign policy can be able to view in the future.
It is difficult to overestimate what a departure is. Since the end of World War II are now Primary architect and guarantor Complicated networks of global institutions that made NATO, the World Trade Organization and the International Monetary Fund. Together these partners made a security umbrella whose used far outlast their cost. It has developed political stability and provided us with US and European companies with unusual access to markets and resources. The United States was too happy to share the winnings of this order with their allies, and a lesser extent, with its rivals and opponents.
True, now Wanted the greatest advantages: She adjusted the terms of trade and projected his influence on the globe. But the order was inclusive, because its institutions are designed to provide benefits that everyone could enjoy, even if access is inequal. It had a lot of critics, drawing envy and irritated opponents like Russia and China, whose leaders regularly abducted the unfairness and asked for their seats at the table. Over time, the USA and its allies have grown to the status quo, comfortable and self-satisfied to the point of releasing their military stocks exhausting and degradation. Opposite, Russia and China Cultivated networks of propagandists, corrupt officials and sabotura, which have shared a common goal: identify weak points of the West, strengthen political instability and undermine Western unity.
They could hardly hope for more vulnerable and split west. Since the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, the growing nationalist movements across Europe and the most favorable growth in the Presidency, the last decades were marked by events that weakened transatlantic connections and eroded security arrangements. Trump’s criticisms of NATO and other long-term alliances have helped convince American voters that American allies are more of a cargo than use.
In that context, meeting with Zelenskyy, when Trump told Ukrainian leader “make a deal or we’re out“It was not completely surprising. The President has consistently framed the transactional conditions during long-term dividends that arise on the defense of democratic principles or the control of authoritarian influences, either in Russia. His foreign policy is defined by unpredictability, fast gains and self-boosters.
Trump is also uninterested in dealing with aggressors. In fact, he does not want to trade on someone else’s security for his gain. As Zelensky pointed out, the United States is shielded from the Russian aggression of the ocean, the luxury that Europe does not enjoy. Trump appears to let Europe be able to manage their own safety, ignoring reality that European stability is intrinsically associated with American economic and strategic interests. In its readiness to work with Vladimir Putin, it ignores the fact that the existing international system has overwhelmed in the United States. Ironically, World Originance to advocate – one shaped by imperial spheres of influence, not collective insurance – there would be significant costs for the United States.
In his exchange with Zelenskyy, Trump called for the metaphor of the game map. Still, your own cards spread over the table. Will probably use a drop out of the meeting to make a republican huldoet to stop sending Military equipment to remove meters In Ukraine and raise sanctions against Russia. He and Putin will probably emit suspicious economic opportunities In order for America to install in RussiaTrading safe and lucrative European markets for a higher risk, a smaller Russian market, which of its magician-coated elites can embrace.
Europe can either be exhibited, accept this new reality and hope that Russian imperial ambitions stop in Ukraine. Or can be adapted to the world without American support, where it has to take a more assertive role in its defense and strategic decision. Historically, cohesion across the continent is difficult to achieve. The role is now greater than ever.
For Ukraine, the way forward remains difficult. This meeting did not cost US support – it is in the movement set by Trump’s re-elections. Zelenskyy was right not to bully in recirccilty fire on Russian conditions. Without security guarantees, such an agreement would be catastrophic for Ukraine. Trump would claim a good diplomatic victory, using it as a justification to reduce military aid and raise sanctions for Russia. However, as Zelensky noticed, Putin has a history of breaking preadefir. With its seat with sanctions, Russia would simply be preserved and prepared for another offensive against impaired Ukraine. Detect the Trump Pressure, Zelenskyy can still face the same outcome, but at least Ukraine remains excluded from a one-sided truce.
Even without American support, Ukraine is in a stronger position of military and diplomatic than it was in early 2022. years. It is okay, as things currently look like, international policy is rarely static, and itself is known for reverses. This is possible that you can re-transfer the course, signing the minerals to deal with Ukraine and improving relations with European allies. There is always a small chance that the meeting was just an embarrassing and emotional unfortunate. But with your sovereignty, the chance is not something Ukraine can count.
2025-03-02 15:11:00
