Trump's European strategy: Anticipation before Munich talks
On Russian state television, a member of the Russian Academic Security Council, Sergey Luzjanin, compared Donald Trump's signature to "a saw with which Trump is cutting through the Western world." Russian commentator Yevgeny Popov stated that in doing so, the US President is "taking away their bread and butter."
The Munich Security Conference will take place from February 14-16. Trump's special envoy for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, will reveal in Munich the US President's administration plan to end the three-year war in Ukraine.
Pete Hegseth, the new US Secretary of Defence, also plans to visit Europe. He will meet with NATO allies. On February 12, he will participate in the Ramstein meeting in Brussels.
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On Kremlin television, the policy of the United States towards Ukraine was discussed. Correspondent Anastasia Popova mentioned that "now the Europeans will have to bear this conflict themselves." Americans who came here said that the goal is to shift all of this onto the Europeans' shoulders because they are Europe's neighbours, and Europe must deal with it - she stated.
For now, everyone is holding their breath in anticipation of Friday's meeting in Munich. They will wait and see what Trump decides. For the time being, they will continue their usual logic, waiting for what the "decision-maker" will say and somehow try to manage - she added.
Participating in the program was also a member of the Russian Academic Security Council, Sergey Luzjanin, who believes the most important issue is Hegseth's "3 times 'no'."
"No" to American arms supplies to Ukraine. "No" to Hegseth meeting with the Ukrainian delegation. "No" to potential escalation of this war - said Luzjanin.
"Trump is cutting through the Western world"
According to a member of the Russian Academic Security Council, "the symbol of America's global politics is Trump's crazy, extraordinarily long signature." It looks like the radiogram of a sick heart, stretching a kilometre with many jagged angles, like a saw with which Trump is cutting through the Western world. One piece is Canadian, the other European. We'll see how effective his saw will be - he said.
Essentially, he's taking away our bread and butter. We wanted to cut the Western world into pieces, but he (Trump - ed.) decided to saw it himself - interrupted Russian commentator Yevgeny Popov. It's an amazing thing - he summarized.
Source: Russian Media Monitor
