US EditionMajor World Leader Calls Trump a ‘Russian Asset’ During Speech
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa criticized Trump for abandoning unconditional support for Kiev and failing to pressure Russia, claiming his approach favors Moscow's interests.
- On Aug. 27, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told university students that U.S. President Donald Trump is "objectively" a Russian asset, discussing this amid shifting global power dynamics.
- Criticizing Trump's Ukraine stance, the Portuguese leader said Trump abandoned his predecessor's unconditional support for Kiev and accused him of serving Moscow's interests while posing as an impartial mediator, contrasting empty U.S. threats with EU sanctions.
- Since returning to office, Trump has sought neutrality, blaming Moscow and Kiev, kept communication open with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, halted military aid, and equated a Russian attack killing 23 people, including four children, with Ukraine's defenses.
- The remarks rekindled memories of Russiagate as Rebelo de Sousa revived echoes of the saga despite the 2019 Mueller probe and 2023 Durham report finding no collusion; British lawmaker Graham Stuart echoed similar accusations.
- Looking to broader effects, the Portuguese leader argued that Trump has pledged a `very important decision` on U.S. policy in the coming weeks, while Rebelo de Sousa warned Washington's approach often amounted to empty threats compared to EU sanctions and asserted the new American leadership has strategically favored the Russian Federation.
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RANGEL says that the conduct of foreign policy is the responsibility of the Government and that it is through him that Portugal's positions are being driven.
João Marques Almeida, CNN Portugal’s commentator, believes that, “alespite all of this, the next President will be a much more institutional person than Marcelo, he is who is”, especially after having made an “absolutely unfounded charge” about Trump.
"The highest representative of the world's most powerful superpower is acting as an agent. The new American leadership is visibly leaning towards the Russian Federation in its steps," the president said in a speech quoted by CNN. His words come at a sensitive time. Trump's second term is marked by a change in the US stance on the war in Ukraine. While his predecessor Joe Biden emphasized strengthening military and economic support for Kiev, Trum…
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