New Delhi: Last week, in an unprecedented turn of events, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy—who was once greeted with thunderous applause after he addressed the US Congress—was kicked out of the White House after a public spat with President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance.
This was followed by a meeting in London, hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, between Zelenskyy and 17 other Western leaders, including Canada’s Justin Trudeau and Non-Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) chief Mark Rutte. The US was notably absent.
For decades, Europe has relied on cheap gas from Russia, cheap goods from China, and free security from the US to maintain its position. But Trump 2.0 threatens to upend the entire system.
In Episode 1616 of Cut The Clutter, ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks back at 6 weeks of tumult in world politics, Trump’s maximalist stance, and what India needs to be wary of ahead of the Quad Leaders’ summit.
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