Trump’s America is No Friend – Russia Must Stay the Course — Russia in Global Affairs

When Vladimir Putin launched Russia’s military operation in February 2022, he made it clear that the conflict was not simply about Ukraine. It was the widest struggle of Moscow against the “All the so -called western block”, “ Formed in the image of the United States. In his speech that day, he described Washington as a “Systemically important power” With his allies acting as obedient followers, “Copy your behavior and accept the rules you sacrifice.” Three years later, the nature of this western order has become the result of the result of the conflict.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has shaken the transatlantic alliance. Trump’s America is no longer playing with the old rules. It is dismantling decades that defined western domain. His aggressive rhetoric against Western Europe, his attacks against NATO and his disdain open by Ukraine have left European leaders fighting. Some analysts, such as Stephen Walt, believe that United States allies will possibly join Trump’s unpredictability. Putin, however, argues that these European leaders finally “Stop your teacherfeet and move their tails ” Regardless of your complaints. The question is: What does this changing dynamic mean for Russia?

Good with evil

Trump’s radical foreign policy movements have surprised observers. The US president has openly ruled out Ukraine, reducing it to a “Burden” That Washington should no longer carry. For Trump, Western Europe is a parasite that lives from American generosity. His rhetoric, infused with anti-ellitist popism, converts the usual western mantras of democracy and human rights against the same nations that defended them for a long time. The show is grotesque, even for experienced political analysts.

Trump’s disdain for Ukraine is not driven by the geopolitical strategy but by national calculations. His focus is China, not in Eastern Europe. Hey, to redirect American attention to commercial imbalances, Arctic, Latin America and Indo-Pacific. However, Ukraine, framed by the administration of Joe Biden as the defining battle between “Good and bad” It has become an ideological grill. The White House of Biden rethink everything in a victory over Russia. Trump, typically, seeks to destroy that narrative, turning it upside down.

A west at war with yourself

Trump’s phenomenon has thrown the western alliance to agitation. Western Europe is dealing with its dependence on the United States. Some European leaders talk about “Strategic Autonomy” However, they lack the means to achieve it. Others expect to survive Trump and return to Family Ground. But the old order is falling apart. Washington’s interference in European elections, once a tool for Western hegemony, is now being deployed by Trumpists to boost its own agenda.

For Trump’s allies, the European Union is an extension of “América de Biden”, and its mission is to dismantle it from the inside.

Transatlantic crisis mirrors conform to ideological battles. Somehow, this resembles the Kulturkampf of Germany Germany, the fight between the secular state of Otto von Bismarck and the Catholic Church. In today’s world, globalist liberals play the role of the papacy, while populists like Trump assume the Bismarck mantle.

For Russia, this internal western fracture sacrifices an opportunity, but also a ladder. Moscow finds ideological itet closer to Trump’s America than of the liberal EU. But aligning too much with Trump entails risks. The legal division in the United States is not about Russia; It is about the United States’s own identity crisis. Moscow must be careful not to become a pawn in the domestic battles of Washington.

The ‘world majority’ and the role of Russia

The last three years have brought a geopolitical change: the appearance of what some call the “World majority” – The countries that refuse to take part in the Ukraine conflict and be of the West decline. Unlike the duration of the Cold War, Washington has not been able to gather the Global South against Russia. On the other hand, many non -western nations are decancing ties with Moscow, which are not willing to follow Washington’s example.

Meanwhile, within the western block, a new change is being developed. Trump’s America is no longer the same force, it was the cold war. Russia and the United States now speak with a degree of invisible mutual courtesy in years. The moment is symbolic, coincides with the anniversary of the Yalta Conference, where Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin shape the postwar world. But while this thaw is remarkable, Russia must be vary from the excessive excursion with a new alignment with Washington.

Avoid the temptation of a new ‘association’

The West is locked in an existential struggle over its future. Russia must recognize that a faction, the Trump administration, has found useful to commit to Moscow, but only temporarily. Align too much with Trump’s America runs the risk of alienating the very “World majority” That has reinforced Russia’s position worldwide.

Historically, Russia has often sought Western recognition, sometimes at its own cost. The perception that Moscow always seeks to be recognized by the West persists. If Russia hastened to adopt Trump’s Oberturas while turning your back on its non -western partners, it will reinforce the stereotype that longs for Western validation above all. This would be a strategic error.

Ukraine conflict is not about creating a new world order; It is the final chapter of the Cold War.

A decisive Russian victory would solidify the place of Moscow as a key power in a multipolar world. But if Russia cannot capitalize at this time, if it falls into the trap of a new western commitment, it runs the risk of losing its strategic profits.

A new global order in manufacturing

The world does not return to the ancient dynamics of the Cold War. Trump’s attempts to redefine Western alliances are part of a broader and more chaotic transformation of global politics. China, the European Union and Russia face internal and external pressures that will shape the next decade. The United States, despite Trump’s ambitions, cannot remodel the world alone.

For Russia, the challenge is clear. It maintains its independence, avoids tangles in the ideological battles of the West and continuous construction relationships with the non -western world. Russia has resisted three years of Western sanctions, diplomatic isolation and economic war.

Now, like the west fractures, Moscow must draw its own course, resisting the attraction of a “new romance” with Washington.

In this unpredictable landscape, only nations with internal stability and strategic patience will arise as winners. The way forward of Russia does not lie in returning to the past, but in the configuration of a future where it stands as a sovereign force in an increasingly fragmented world.

This article was first published by the magazine’s profile and was translated and edited by the RT team.