”…Trump is aligning himself with international oligarchs like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), and China’s Xi Jinping.

[janhoglund@mastodon.nu]

”…Trump is aligning himself with international oligarchs like Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Hungary’s Viktor Orbán, Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), and China’s Xi Jinping. Because of his position as the president of the United States of America, this means he is aligning the United States of America with this oligarchical axis as well, abandoning the country’s democratic principles and traditional allies.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 26, 2026
https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-26-2026
#trump #usa

[janhoglund@mastodon.nu]

”Despite reports that Russia is aiding Iran in the fight, the Trump administration dropped sanctions on Russian oil that was already at sea, giving Russia an injection of up to $10 billion a month into its cash-strapped war effort against Ukraine.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 26, 2026
#trump #putin #usa #russia #iran #ukraine

[janhoglund@mastodon.nu]

”…on Monday, Pentagon officials told Congress that it was going to divert about $750 million in funding provided by NATO countries for Ukraine to restock military weapons in the U.S. instead.”
—Heather Cox Richardson, March 26, 2026
#trump #usa #ukraine #nato

[ukeleleeric@mstdn.social]

@janhoglund This sounds like such a serious breach of the NATO agreement that either NATO will dissolve, or the rest of NATO needs to expel the US.