Over the past week, US President Donald Trump has openly abandoned traditional US policy and begun supporting the Kremlin in its war against Ukraine. This has sparked outrage among political circles, both Democrats and Republicans.
Abandonment of the Western Order
American journalist Tom Nichols writes in The Atlantic that Trump has definitively turned away from the Western order, which is one of the most successful security systems in history. According to him, the president's decision is not based on national interests but rather on his personal preferences and admiration for the Russian dictator.
Outrage Among American Politicians
Trump's actions are so blatant that they have raised concerns about betrayal of Ukraine. Politicians are trying to explain why this support for Russia is not as it seems, but even among the right-wing factions in the US, few are willing to believe it.
- Trump stated that Russia does very little to help Iran.
- He called for avoiding antagonism with Putin.
Consequences for Global Politics
Nichols emphasizes that the alliance between the White House and the Kremlin, which previously seemed like paranoid fantasies, has now become a reality. He believes that if Stalin and his successors from the Cold War era could see what Trump and Putin have created, they would likely realize that their ominous hopes were not in vain.