The last few days have seen a critical 'political upheaval' in diplomatic and political circles between Donald Trump, the Europeans, UK Prime minister Starmer, and Zelensky.
And furiously pacing around in his bunker, Putin and his Kremlin cohorts are desperately trying to 'square the circle' of the impending economic collapse of the Russian economy.
At the same time, Putin is, almost manically, bombing Ukraine's civilians into a submission that will force them into accepting his 'unconditional surrender', as laid out in his '28-Point total surrender of Ukraine' plan to 'save his political, and actual, life.
Like Putin, Trump is frantically focussed on his 'Nobel Peace Prize', his plummeting standing in the eyes of Americans, and his warped determination to force Zelensky to accept the 'unconditional surrender of Ukraine to Putin.
This, he 'delusionally' believes, will allow his to, once again, regain his status as a 'near saviour' during this holiday period, gifting 'peace' to the American public.
Burns: One of the most pressing issues in Europe right now is the war between Russia and Ukraine. Your team has been going back and forth ...
Trump: I wouldn’t say one. I would say ...
Burns: The ...
Trump: ... the most.
Burns: The most. You’re right. Um, your team has been going back and forth between Putin and Zelenskyy with various drafts of his peace deal. Which country right now is in the stronger negotiating position?
Trump: Well, there can be no question about it. It’s Russia. It’s a much bigger country. (Politico: 9 December 2025) (my emphasis)
Further along in the interview, Dasha Burns asks :-
Burns: Well, you ... your administration just released a new national security strategy that sent shockwaves throughout Europe. The strategy says a key pillar of American foreign policy should be “cultivating resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations.” How much should European leaders prepare for your administration to ... to push to reshape the continent’s politics?
Trump: Well, Europe is a different place.
Burns: What do you mean by that?
Trump: And if it keeps going the way it’s going, Europe will not be ... in my opinion, uh, many of those countries will not be viable countries any longer. Their immigration policy is a disaster. What they’re doing with immigration is a disaster. Uh, we had a disaster coming, but I was able to stop it. You know, we have no people coming through our borders now, zero, seven months. I mean, who would believe zero? We went from millions of people — in some cases, millions of people a month — but millions of people to no people. (ibid Dasha Burns)
Needless to say, these remarks of Trump triggered a 'backlash' from European and British leaders.
"European Council President António Costa said Europe and the U.S. “must act as allies” — and urged the Republican leader to show “respect.”
“We respect the choice of Americans, and they need to respect the democratic choices of our citizens,” he added during a press conference in Ireland. “When all the leaders elect me President of the European Council, President Trump must respect this. As we respect that American citizens elected him President of the United States. It is like this, that allies behave with each other.” (Politico: 9 December 20254) (my emphasis)
"But the British prime minister rejected Trump’s criticisms at the weekly session of prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons, and claimed European nations had robust values worth defending.
“What I see is a strong Europe, united behind Ukraine and united behind our longstanding values of freedom and democracy,” Starmer told MPs on Wednesday. “I will always stand up for those values and those freedoms.” " (Politico: 10 December 2025) (my emphasis)
reports on a more strident response of Germany to Trump's comments. "Merz (right) ... said Europe needs to become less dependent on the United States, responding directly to Washington's strategic shift.
While Merz rejected components of the US strategy, he also described it
as unsurprising in substance, with the document roughly reflecting what US Vice President JD Vance already said in February at the Munich Security Conference.
"I see no need for the Americans to now try to save democracy in Europe. If it needed saving, we would be able to handle that on our own," he added. (DW: 9 December 2025) (my emphasis)
The Economic Times: 10 December 2025: YouTube
Let us also not forget that US vice president Vance, a strong supporter of Project 2025, whose central theme is, "to reshape the federal government of the United States and consolidate executive power in favor of right-wing policies" (Wikipedia),
"Vance previously accused Germany and other European allies of restricting freedom of expression and excluding parties such as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)." (ibid Richard Connor)
And against this backdrop, Konstantin Samoilov (left) examines the 'real reasons' behind Putin's recent visit to Indian Premier Modi.
As he explains,
"Vladimir Putin didn't just visit India. He rushed to India. He went there not to talk about 'peace in Ukraine', not to discuss how to fix global security. He went there for two simple things. Money and people. [India's $2 Trillion Oil Deal Exposed]" Watch the video below for his analysis. (Inside Russia: 9 December 2025: YouTube) (my emphasis)
Like I said, "Putin is "furiously" pacing around in his bunker, as he and his Kremlin cohorts are desperately trying to 'square the circle' of the impending economic collapse of the Russian economy".
Further adding to Putin's woes,
"US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, December 10 that he exchanged "pretty strong words" with the leaders of France, Britain and Germany on Ukraine, in the latest sign of a growing rift on how to end Russia's invasion.
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Trump added that the Europeans wanted to hold fresh talks this weekend but warned that they risked "wasting time" amid divisions over a US plan to bring the war to an end. "They would like us to go to a meeting over the weekend in Europe, and we'll make a determination depending on what they come back with. We don't want to be wasting time." (Le Monde: 11 December 2025) (my emphasis)
Oh! how Putin wishes that J.D. Vance now was the US president since,
"He views JD Vance ascending to the US presidency following, perhaps, a collapse of the health of Trump, as being more 'favourable' to his demands about the full surrender of Ukraine before he will end his war, rather than the continuous political 'uncertainties' of Trump."
And as the 'Iron Curtain' falls between the US and the EU, and between Great Britain and the US, the knives are been sharpened by Putin's 'siloviki' behind his back.
Putin now has nowhere to go to; no-one to turn to.
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