The West is surprised by Trump's sudden U-turn on the Ukrainian issue. What the media is writing
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On Tuesday, during a speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, US President Donald Trump criticized the organization and called on individual countries to stop global migration and stop fighting climate change. Instead, he called for focusing on strengthening their own borders. Trump also made several statements on the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, noting that Kiev is capable of winning and criticizing Moscow. How the world media reacted to this is in the Izvestia digest.
The Washington Post: Trump criticized the UN, promising Europeans hell
US President Donald Trump, speaking from the largest international podium, criticized the priorities of the United Nations, calling on it to stop global migration and stop fighting climate change. At the same time, he noted that the organization has "huge potential." In his speech in unusually harsh terms at the annual meeting of world leaders, he criticized the values of the organization, which seeks to reduce suffering from global conflict, hunger and persecution, as well as fighting climate change through reducing emissions and the amount of fuel burned.
The Washington Post
Trump has long sought to reduce migration and abandon climate commitments within the United States, but spends less time encouraging other countries to follow his example. In his nearly hour—long speech on Tuesday - almost four times the 15 minutes officially allotted — he made these priorities global, saying individual countries should put their own interests above the broader agenda. "You need strong borders and traditional energy sources if you want to be great again," Trump said.
In his address, which touched on thorny issues, including a long-standing grudge against the organization's refusal to renovate its headquarters, Trump said that without quick action to reduce migration, "your countries will go to hell." He also called for the protection of Christianity, calling it "the most persecuted religion on the planet today." In addition, he challenged the scientific evidence on climate change, calling it "the greatest fraud."
The New York Times: Trump, suddenly turning around, declared a possible victory for Ukraine
Trump on Tuesday changed his position on one of the key foreign policy issues of his presidency, abandoning his demand that Ukraine give up territories to conclude a peace agreement with Russia, and instead saying that Kiev, with the support of Europe, "is able to fight and return the whole of Ukraine in its original form."
The New York Times
Mr. Trump did not explain the reason for his stunning turnaround, although some European officials suspected that by distancing himself from the war, the president was washing his hands of a conflict he once promised to resolve in a few days or weeks. During the eight months of his presidency, Mr. Trump has been rushing from one position to another on the Ukrainian issue.
Now he sounded as if he had sided with Ukraine again, at the same time fading into the background, and ended with the words: "I wish both countries all the best." It may take months before it becomes clear whether Trump's statement will be a turning point and which side this violent conflict is on. There are scenarios in which the United States can still be drawn into it.
Politico: Trump's sudden U-turn on Ukraine has emboldened Europeans, but skepticism remains
The issue of Trump's position on Ukraine immediately became the main topic of discussion on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York after Trump caught officials off guard with his most pro-Ukrainian statement to date, claiming that Kiev could not only win the conflict, but also regain every inch of lost territory. EU officials, trying to make sense of the change, wavered between delight and skepticism, pointing out that Trump often changes his position — and may well do so again.
Politico
This reality has made it even more difficult for the leaders to come up with a response to the ongoing conflict. However, the first reaction of the delegations was restrained admiration for the new harsh tone of the US president.
However, amid the initial surprise and joy, several EU officials and diplomats expressed deeper skepticism, believing that Trump's post on Thuth Social with statements on Ukraine and Russia could be nothing more than an attempt to provoke Putin, which would not lead to any real changes in US policy.
The Guardian: The world can no longer expect strong leadership from the United States
The power of influence of Donald Trump and the US economy is so great that the policies of the other 192 countries that make up the United Nations are reduced to one long discussion about how to treat this increasingly dark and strange presidency and how to counter it. Even before Trump's remarkable 58-minute speech, supporters of UN values already knew they were facing a challenge. Now they realize how much this global superpower seeks to destroy everything they believe in.
The Guardian
Trump's speech further escalated the inevitable question of how the world will function in the absence of reliable American leadership. This is a question not only for the global South, but also for Europe, which opposes Russia, for Asia, which is fighting the power of China, and for the Persian Gulf countries, which are fighting the military dominance of Israel. One of the responses to it was the alliance of autocrats, demonstrated in Beijing at the beginning of the month, led by [Chinese President] Xi Jinping and [Russian President] Vladimir Putin.
Another answer is the emerging anti—Trump alliance led by Democratic leaders. It operates separately from the UN, because the reality is that the UN institutions, blocked by the veto of competing power blocs and financially abandoned by the United States, remain on the sidelines. Trump's claim that he has ended seven "ongoing wars" without any UN assistance is absurd, but the UN Security Council is indeed no longer capable of ending conflicts.
Bloomberg: The head of the IAEA seeks Trump's support in the fight for the top post at the UN
The head of the IAEA, Rafael Grossi, arrived in the US capital at the end of last month on Iranian affairs, but unofficially he used the trip to make clear what many diplomats had long suspected: he wants to take the top post at the UN. And while the United Nations is experiencing its most serious crisis since its founding eighty years ago, Grossi positions himself as the pragmatic diplomat needed to secure U.S. funding. World leaders gathered in New York this week for the UN General Assembly to discuss the future of the organization, while new powers challenge the authority of the United States.
Bloomberg
In an interview with the UN, Grossi rejected suggestions that he was the US candidate, adding that he had also discussed his candidacy with diplomats from the European Union, India, Japan, Nigeria and Pakistan. A dozen senior diplomats and employees of the IAEA, who wished to remain anonymous when discussing personal conversations, claim that his strategy is based on the strong support of the Trump administration and its allies.
Grossi's campaign is considered unusual because he intends to remain as head of the IAEA, while running for the top post at the UN, and is seeking support from the United States, which does not trust international institutions. Grossi's strategy is based on the strong support of the Trump administration, but he also needs to convince reform-minded countries that he is capable of making meaningful changes, such as limiting the veto power of permanent members of the Security Council.
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