"describing it as weak and decaying and claiming it was destroying itself through immigration. In a rambling and sometimes incoherent interview with Politico, a transcript of which was released on Tuesday, the US president struggled to name any other Ukrainian cities except for Kyiv, misrepresented elements of the trajectory of the conflict, and recycled far-right tropes about European immigration that echoed the great replacement conspiracy theory."
"Trump called for Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to accept his proposal to cede territory to Russia, arguing that Moscow retained the upper hand and that Zelenskyy's government must play ball. In his often halting remarks, Trump swerved from subject to subject while rehearsing familiar grudges and conspiracies. He also declined repeatedly to rule out sending American troops into Venezuela as part of his effort to bring down President Nicolas Maduro."
Donald Trump hinted he could withdraw US support for Ukraine while criticizing Europe as weak and decaying and blaming migration for national decline. He struggled to identify Ukrainian cities beyond Kyiv, mischaracterised aspects of the conflict, and recycled far-right immigration tropes linked to the great replacement conspiracy. He urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept a proposal ceding territory to Russia, arguing Moscow held the advantage. He declined to rule out sending US troops to Venezuela to remove Nicolás Maduro and refused to discuss military strategy. A recent US security strategy framed European migration as a civilisational threat and appeared to tacitly encourage nationalist parties.
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