Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. In the Middle East, Putin Has a Lot To Thank Trump for Right Now 205 May 30, 2018 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Independent (U.K.) on 29 May 2018 by Robert Fisk (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Bashar AssadDeir ez-ZourU.K.Valery Asapovwar on terror Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Ireland: How Should the EU Deal with Trump? Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick January 27, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Ireland: Ireland’s Reluctance To Speak Out against Trump’s Board of Peace Is Shameful January 29, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Israel: Iran Is Waiting for Trump January 28, 2026. Published in Israel Hayom[Th]ere is no doubt that Trump wants to hit Iran and, if possible, also get rid of the regime that governs it. 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Many Foreign Policy Bluffs Come at a Political Price January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: How Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Is Starting To Hurt Him Politically January 27, 2026. Published in CBC 0 Topics South Korea: ICE: A Cold That Cuts Flesh January 31, 2026. Published in KyunghyangThe United States’ demand for drugs destroys Mexico’s everyday life, and those who escape from this destroyed life are again met with the guns of U.S. ICE agents. 0 Egypt: Davos 2026 and the Reshaping of the International Order: The Trump–El-Sisi Summit January 31, 2026. Published in Ahram Online[The Trump–El-Sisi summit at Davos 2026] is also a test of the extent to which American pragmatism can align with Egyptian strategic constants. 0 Saudi Arabia: Imposing Peace Through War January 31, 2026. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatClear distinctions between America’s allies and adversaries no longer exist. 0 India: US Sutra | America Is at War with Itself: Minnesota Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg January 31, 2026. Published in FirstpostElections, courts, media, law enforcement have been overrun by America's internal conflict. 0 Australia: Donald Trump’s Many Foreign Policy Bluffs Come at a Political Price January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Donald Trump Has Iran in His Sights, but What Is His Endgame? January 30, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Austria: Donald Trump, Ice Cold Narcissist January 30, 2026. Published in Der StandardWhat remains of this moment, which had the power to change the world, is a craving for a piece of ice, 0 Ireland: Ireland’s Reluctance To Speak Out against Trump’s Board of Peace Is Shameful January 29, 2026. Published in Irish Times 0 Related Articles Russia: A Step Back* July 4, 2025. Published in Izvestia[W]e should treat the potential sustainability of the current U.S. course regarding Syria … with a degree of caution. Austria: Maybe Trump’s Tariff Bludgeon Was Good for Something after All May 20, 2025. Published in Die Presse U.K.: The Guardian View on the IMF’s Warning: Donald Trump Could Cost the World a Trillion Dollars April 22, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. president’s economic agenda collides with fragile financial systems, triggering market fears, investor flight and developing nation chaos. U.K.: The Guardian View on Donald Trump’s Industrial Policy: Inward Turn by Ultimatum April 17, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe U.S. is retreating behind chokepoints and tariffs. It remains determined to invent the future but is struggling to ensure its control. U.K.: The Guardian View on the US Immigration Crackdown: What Began with Foreign Nationals Won’t End There April 9, 2025. Published in The GuardianThe Trump administration is deliberately fomenting fear through the deportations and arrests. Previous articleTrump Is Modeling His Diplomatic Dealings with North Korea on the Wrestling Matches He Once BackedNext articleGeorge H.W. Bush, John McCain, the GOP and the Good Old Days of Traditional Conservatism LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment