As the West Cedes Leverage over Ukraine, China Stands to Benefit

As the West cedes leverage over Ukraine, China stands to benefit

With the US unable to broker peace in Ukraine and Europe lacking agency, China is quietly emerging as the superpower with all the cards.

Does the Alaska Summit Signal a New Detente Between Russia and the US, With Huge Implications For Global Energy? – The Daily Sceptic

The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska could be a geopolitical game-changer, argues Tilak Doshi, opening up energy markets, empowering the Global South and leaving Europe trailing behind.

‘Putin’s plan: A chance for peace or escalation?’

The meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, set the stage for a whirlwind of diplomatic maneuvering among all stakeholders in the Russia–Ukraine conflict. More than thirty European nations that have supported Ukraine against Russian aggression were forced to reassess their strategies in light of the unexpected opening that emerged from the summit. The encounter did not yield a ceasefire o…

Alaska Summit: Putin’s Gambit, Trump’s Retreat

The legacy of Donald Trump may endure if only because he triggered a new global order through the law of unintended consequences. He has set in motion a major power shift in which China — aligning with India, Russia and key trade blocs — will become the global captain over the next 10 to 20 years.

A Game of Thought: What Happens After a Russo-Ukrainian Peace Process? - The Long Brief

The meeting in Alaska between Donald Trump, President of the United States, and Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, did not go as expected. The American president’s gestures were a clear sign that the meeting had not gone as planned, at least not as the Trump administration had hoped.  On the Monday following that meeting, in less than 36 hours and with a prior call on the plane on his way back from the meeting with the Russian leader, Trump sp…