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Austria: Trump’s U-Turn on Ukraine Is No Reason To Celebrate

Peter Carioca - October 3, 2025. Published in Der Standard

When Trump rants about Russia's weakness now ... it shows the single thing about Ukraine that actually interests him: money.

Malaysia: A Major Breakthrough of US and EU on Ukraine or Mere Rant? ASEAN Taking Notes

Deepti Bista - September 27, 2025. Published in Malay Mail

Germany: When Push Comes to Shove, Europe Stands Alone*

Mallory Matsumoto - September 15, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

It wouldn’t have cost Trump anything to show a clear intent to deter in a strategically crucial moment; it wouldn’t even have undermined his efforts in Ukraine.

Germany: It’s Not Europe’s Fault

Mallory Matsumoto - September 11, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Washington is ... trying to blame the Europeans for the president’s failure to broker peace.

Germany: Donald Trump’s Failure

Mallory Matsumoto - September 11, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Rundschau

Trump is not just blinking again; he is continuing his disastrous Ukraine policy.

Hong Kong: Cordial Cross-Strait Relations Will Spare Taiwan Trump’s Demands, Says Paul Kuoboug Chang

Matthew McKay - September 4, 2025. Published in China Review News

Only peaceful coexistence could guard against the risk of war.

Poland: Ukraine Is Still Far from Peace. What Was Actually Decided at the White House?

Danuta Kowalska - September 1, 2025. Published in Rzeczpospolita

After the Washington summit, there are more questions than answers.

Indonesia: Ukraine’s War Fatigue, Russia’s Strain, Europe’s Doubts — And Trump’s Opportunity

Deepti Bista - August 31, 2025. Published in Jakarta Globe

Luxembourg: Thanks, Daddy: Trump Is Imposing Putin’s Will on Europe

Peter Carioca - August 30, 2025. Published in Tageblatt

The big and strong can do as they wish. The world will have to live with the consequences.

Germany: The Art of Strategic Flattery

Michael Stehle - August 29, 2025. Published in Die Tageszeitung

Zelenskyy and his allies expressed their demands clearly to Trump, but couched them in all sorts of praise and gratitude.

El Salvador: Trump and Putin: Trying To Square the Impossible Circle in Ukraine

Alex Copley - August 27, 2025. Published in El Mundo

[T]here were no signs of any flag of peace in Alaska, just the prolonging of a tragic, fruitless war.

Canada: Putin Is Negotiating Victory, Not Peace

Reg Moss - August 27, 2025. Published in Le Devoir

[T]rump has sent a message to every autocrat on the planet: aggression pays, and Western patience has its limits. History will harshly judge this capitulation dressed as diplomacy.

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