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 428 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 Australia: The ‘Striking’ Difference in How Trump and Xi Used Their Invisible Summit September 25, 2026. Published in Sydney Morning Herald 0 Austria: Donald Trump Rules the Superpower That Is Not So Great Anymore September 26, 2026. Published in Der Standard[T]he Trump presidency is doing its part to ensure that the long-predicted decline of the superpower becomes a reality much sooner. 0 Canada: Donald Trump’s Tariff War on Canada Won’t Achieve What the President Promised — and It Was Never Meant to September 30, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Cuba: The Plague’s Address September 29, 2026. Published in JuventudrebeldeWhat a sad gathering it is that must tolerate a deranged individual … when they must sit and listen, bowing to protocol or out of fear. 0 Australia: China Is No Longer Playing by American Rules as Xi Jinping Looks to His Next Term September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Topics Canada: Donald Trump’s Tariff War on Canada Won’t Achieve What the President Promised — and It Was Never Meant to September 30, 2026. Published in Toronto Star 0 Japan: The ICC and US-Japan: The Missing Element in the Prime Minister’s Speech September 30, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunIf Japan truly takes the rule of law seriously, it must coordinate with Europe and other nations to restrain Trump's reckless behavior. 0 Germany: Trump’s Threat of Violence against Allies Will Be Felt for a Long Time* September 30, 2026. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung[I]f the Greenlanders were to reach an agreement with Denmark about autonomy, would Europe then have to accept it? 0 Cuba: The Plague’s Address September 29, 2026. Published in JuventudrebeldeWhat a sad gathering it is that must tolerate a deranged individual … when they must sit and listen, bowing to protocol or out of fear. 0 United Arab Emirates: US vs. US September 28, 2026. Published in AlkhaleejOne can speak of a form of state self-destruction in America. 0 Australia: China Is No Longer Playing by American Rules as Xi Jinping Looks to His Next Term September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: The Reserve Bank of Australia Has No Choice but To Hike Rates as US Currency Crown Slips September 28, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: Donald Trump Acts as Putin’s Puppet for Reasons Shrouded in Secrecy September 28, 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