Jędrzej Bielecki: Trump Talks with Kiev. Is the West United Again?

The time sequence is crucial here. First, the American president humiliated Volodymyr Zelensky and put forward a scenario of peace that was extremely beneficial for Vladimir Putin, including the US recognition of Russia's annexation of Crimea and closing the road to NATO for Ukraine. Then it turned out that the Kremlin, in return, did not budge a millimeter from its demands and rejected the offer of a 30-day peace. Finally, on May 9, Xi Jinping took part in the Victory Parade on Red Square. Not only was Trump, who declared that he would "restore peace within 24 hours," humiliated, but it also turned out that he would not break the alliance of two brutal dictatorships: China and Russia.