Abandon brutal diplomacy: how Ukraine can build a profitable relationship with Trump

The United States is a country without any manifestations of authoritarianism, and it chooses partners and allies through the prism of its interests. To build a profitable relationship with Donald Trump, it is important to show some benefit from Ukraine.

This opinion 24 Channel was expressed by political scientist Andrei Vigirinsky, noting that countries that ensure economic well-being and security become US allies. Meanwhile, Trump is doing everything to ensure that his partners see him as a reliable leader.

Trump's Peculiarity

According to Vigirinsky, Trump conducts an aggressive dialogue and likes to add uncomfortable questions that seem primitive. However, he can be persuaded, he listens to rational arguments.

Convincing Republicans should be in the area of ​​proving the interest of the United States in participating in support for Ukraine,” the political scientist emphasized.

Ukrainian politicians know the specifics of building relations with Trump and, according to Vigirinsky, they need to prove their words with specific actions that relate to both the domestic and foreign policies of Ukraine, taking into account the interests of partners. Over the past five years, Ukraine has not always been able to build relationships based on trust.

Who are the allies of the United States

For the United States, alliances are economic partners from whom or with whom they make money. These are also the subjects who take the hit first.

The building of transnational associations with the participation of other countries is important from the point of view of the economic and security well-being of the United States. Therefore, Trump, in a competitive environment, will not be able to abandon NATO, because then his partners, in the context of a potential conflict that awaits them, will not look at him as a reliable partner,” the political scientist noted.

Specifics of authoritarian leaders

Authoritarian leaders, according to Vigirinsky, It’s easier to negotiate at the level of bilateral communications. This is often stated in relation to the monarchies of the Persian Gulf, China, Central Asia and Russia. A management system such as in these countries really has power and the leaders of countries can negotiate one-on-one, because they do not communicate very much with parliament or the legislative branch of government.

There is another system – interest groups, clans, party families, or, for example, in China, representatives of various provinces, who also form separate groups that they listen to. This whole discussion in authoritarian circles cannot be public. The key task is to demonstrate to its population the integrity and stability of power, the political scientist noted.

US Liberalism

Such an authoritarian regime is absolutely not inherent in the United States, where Congress can create problems for the president. For some time, the institutional capacity of both the CIA and the FBI will remain, which will be able to counter threats to national security as they understand it, without regard to politics.

Trump has already faced this, so his first term was not as free as he wanted, Vigirinsky added.

Trump and Ukraine: latest news

• Trump made a message on his social network Truth Social , where he stated that assistance to Ukraine is important for the United States. He also emphasized that Europe gives Ukraine much less money than the United States.
• Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that if he were president, he would be able to end the war in 24 hours. The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate, Kirill Budanov, commented on such words of the former US President, noting that even a person like him cannot do this.
• Trump after a meeting with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson stated that he is not against providing assistance to Ukraine, but only in the form of a loan. He also added that Europe should be more active, because “this concerns it much more” than the United States.