BBC Expert Explains How Donald Trump Has 'Delighted' Russia Over Ukraine War

BBC Expert Explains How Donald Trump Has 'Delighted' Russia Over Ukraine War

Donald Trump greets Vladimir Putin in Alaska last year.Donald Trump has left Russia “absolutely delighted” over his new approach to the war in Ukraine, according to a BBC expert.Steve Rosenberg, the corporation’s Moscow correspondent, said Vladimir Putin’s “Christmases have come at once” thanks to the US president.Trump stunned the world two weeks ago by agreeing a sanctions-busting deal to buy diesel from Russia in a bid to bring down pump pric…

‘Checkmate’: Russia is winning the war as Ukraine runs out of friends

Donald Trump’s move to throw Ukrainian leader President Volodymyr Zelensky under the bus ahead of the midterm elections allows Vladimir Putin to call the shots.

“At a time when Donald Trump’s party is struggling to hold both houses of Congress and his own approval ratings are cratering to historic lows, the President has been campaigning hard all week against

. . . Volodymyr Zelensky,” Susan B. Glasser writes. “Yes, Trump’s October preëlection surprise is that he’s finally decided to begin openly helping Vladimir Putin in Russia’s war of conquest against Ukraine.”“Trump has pivoted to Putin so many...

Why Putin flourishes, and Zelensky falters, with Trump

President Donald Trump’s submissiveness to Russian President Vladimir Putin and disdain for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have led to an absurd situation. Trump is now restraining Ukraine’s defense while simultaneously funding Russia’s war. American interests and values are at fundamental odds with what Trump is doing. Putin is an authoritarian despot and a devoted American […]