Russia celebrates as Trump ‘sides with Russia’ – ‘We will defeat Ukrai | World | News
Guests of a program broadcast on Russian state television described Trump as their government’s “best friend” and said Ukraine could be defeated in the new year.
Guests speaking on Russian state television’s “60 Minutes” program also stated that the US President’s policy was “inspired by Russia”. State Duna [Russia’s lower house of parliament] member Yury Afonin said: “I think January 20, 2025 is a historic date when Trump took office, during which time America has differentiated in terms of understanding, strategy, forward-looking development and, most importantly, the interests of the United States.
“Who would have guessed that the United States would publish a National Security Strategy in which the main negative message was directed towards Europe and a very reasonable attitude towards our country and China?
“I would like to point out that our ties with socialist China have deepened recently. This became clear at the end of the year, and even Europe and its elites began to accept the inevitable. Most importantly, our country has developed a clear understanding. We will move forward with confident steps, without making any concessions that could harm our country in the future.
“Global and European politics will change. The real hope is that in our army and our people we can defeat the Nazi plague in 2026.”
It was also said in the television program that US economic aid to Ukraine was “cut off” and that “Trump’s foreign policy and actions are inspired by Russia”.
Dmitry Novikov, associate professor at the School of International Relations, said: “He has good reason to respect Vladimir Putin. Like our position, we should look at US-Russia relations from this perspective. All this normalization depends on him being our best friend. The same goes for the process around Ukraine.”
Lately, Donald Trump He issued a warning to Volodymyr Zelensky ahead of the expected meeting on Sunday. The US President is expected to meet with his Ukrainian counterpart in Florida over the weekend to discuss Ukraine’s 20-point peace plan for peace in the war-torn country.
Mr. Zelensky told reporters the plan was “90% ready.” But before the showdown, Mr. Trump did not appear ready to support Ukraine’s peace proposal. he said Policy On Friday: “You have nothing until I approve it.” He went on to add: “Then we’ll see what you’ve got.”
