Trump’s outreach to Russian President Vladimir Putin; Trump’s public criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — calling him a “dictator” and blaming him for for the warfare in Ukraine; the sidelining of the Europeans in U.S.-led talks about ending the warfare in Ukraine; and a blistering assault on European democracy put forth by Vice President JD Vance.
European leaders have responded with confusion and anger. “We’ll determine for ourselves what occurs to our democracy,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz mentioned in response to Vance’s remarks. French President Emmanuel Macron, who is because of go to Trump on Monday, mentioned he deliberate to inform the American president that “You possibly can’t be weak within the face of President Putin. It’s not you, it’s not your trademark, it’s not in your curiosity. How are you going to then be credible within the face of China if you happen to’re weak within the face of Putin?”
