Anne Applebaum

So comments made by both from the tech world and from the current administration have led Europeans to believe that this is an important motivation for the Trump administration.

So comments made by both from the tech world and from the current administration have led Europeans to believe that this is an important motivation for the Trump administration.

So comments made by both from the tech world and from the current administration have led Europeans to believe that this is an important motivation for the Trump administration.

It's not clear to me yet that Trump is aligning himself with Putin. It's clear that he has agreed to many of Putin's explanations of and theories about the war in Ukraine. So he does use some of Putin's language when he talks about the war. He seems to be influenced by Russian propaganda and by Russia's characterization of the war.

It's not clear to me yet that Trump is aligning himself with Putin. It's clear that he has agreed to many of Putin's explanations of and theories about the war in Ukraine. So he does use some of Putin's language when he talks about the war. He seems to be influenced by Russian propaganda and by Russia's characterization of the war.

It's not clear to me yet that Trump is aligning himself with Putin. It's clear that he has agreed to many of Putin's explanations of and theories about the war in Ukraine. So he does use some of Putin's language when he talks about the war. He seems to be influenced by Russian propaganda and by Russia's characterization of the war.

He may also be influenced by Vance or by Musk or by others around him who have convinced him that Europe, like other American allies like Canada, are somehow ripping off the United States, that the U.S. is somehow a victim of Europe. And I would say those are more important than any kind of alignment.

He may also be influenced by Vance or by Musk or by others around him who have convinced him that Europe, like other American allies like Canada, are somehow ripping off the United States, that the U.S. is somehow a victim of Europe. And I would say those are more important than any kind of alignment.

He may also be influenced by Vance or by Musk or by others around him who have convinced him that Europe, like other American allies like Canada, are somehow ripping off the United States, that the U.S. is somehow a victim of Europe. And I would say those are more important than any kind of alignment.

I mean, the other thing that's important to understand about President Trump, and I think he wouldn't deny this and nor would anybody else around him, is that he's also capable of changing his mind very quickly. So that's another new characteristic of U.S. foreign policy, that it's unpredictable, but unpredictable in a very profound way.

I mean, the other thing that's important to understand about President Trump, and I think he wouldn't deny this and nor would anybody else around him, is that he's also capable of changing his mind very quickly. So that's another new characteristic of U.S. foreign policy, that it's unpredictable, but unpredictable in a very profound way.

I mean, the other thing that's important to understand about President Trump, and I think he wouldn't deny this and nor would anybody else around him, is that he's also capable of changing his mind very quickly. So that's another new characteristic of U.S. foreign policy, that it's unpredictable, but unpredictable in a very profound way.

I mean, he could be on one side today and on another side tomorrow. It's very, very difficult for anybody to plan a strategy around that.

I mean, he could be on one side today and on another side tomorrow. It's very, very difficult for anybody to plan a strategy around that.

I mean, he could be on one side today and on another side tomorrow. It's very, very difficult for anybody to plan a strategy around that.

The poster child, the country that many people speak about and refer to, is Hungary. And Hungary is a very important country for Americans to understand because Hungary is a country that elected democratically a leader, Viktor Orban, who then initially, mostly legally...

The poster child, the country that many people speak about and refer to, is Hungary. And Hungary is a very important country for Americans to understand because Hungary is a country that elected democratically a leader, Viktor Orban, who then initially, mostly legally...

The poster child, the country that many people speak about and refer to, is Hungary. And Hungary is a very important country for Americans to understand because Hungary is a country that elected democratically a leader, Viktor Orban, who then initially, mostly legally...

slowly eliminated many of the checks and balances, many of the institutions of Hungarian democracy, making it impossible for him to lose an election. So he culled the Hungarian civil service by changing labor laws, replacing professional civil servants with members of his party. He changed the nature of the Hungarian courts.

slowly eliminated many of the checks and balances, many of the institutions of Hungarian democracy, making it impossible for him to lose an election. So he culled the Hungarian civil service by changing labor laws, replacing professional civil servants with members of his party. He changed the nature of the Hungarian courts.