Nish Kumar

Following the meeting between Russia and Ukraine, Trump's given a press conference where he seems to have blamed Ukraine for the war, saying you never should have started it. And if anybody needs a reminder, just to be clear, Ukraine did not choose to invade itself. He also said that they'd had three years to end the war.

And this, just a half-baked negotiator could have settled this years ago without the loss of much land, very little land, without the loss of any lives and without the loss of cities that are just laying on their sides. And he's also demanded an election in Ukraine before any peace deal can be reached. which would naturally be a sort of prime target for Russian interference.

And this, just a half-baked negotiator could have settled this years ago without the loss of much land, very little land, without the loss of any lives and without the loss of cities that are just laying on their sides. And he's also demanded an election in Ukraine before any peace deal can be reached. which would naturally be a sort of prime target for Russian interference.

One of the potential objectives that various experts in the region have always stated was at the heart of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is to essentially replace Zelensky and install a kind of pro-Putin puppet, in effect, bringing Ukraine under Russian control, a little bit like what Lukashenko has done in Belarus. Obviously, we will be discussing this through the frame of British politics. And

One of the potential objectives that various experts in the region have always stated was at the heart of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is to essentially replace Zelensky and install a kind of pro-Putin puppet, in effect, bringing Ukraine under Russian control, a little bit like what Lukashenko has done in Belarus. Obviously, we will be discussing this through the frame of British politics. And

The challenge here is that next week, Keir Starmer is going to have a meeting with Donald Trump and Starmer is trying to position the United Kingdom as essentially a conduit between Trump's America and the European Union. And what I would say is that

The challenge here is that next week, Keir Starmer is going to have a meeting with Donald Trump and Starmer is trying to position the United Kingdom as essentially a conduit between Trump's America and the European Union. And what I would say is that

It's about time that people wake up and smell the dog shit because there's this idea that the US and Europe are mutually aligned in their values, but that does not hold water under the Trump presidency. There is a reason that they had peace talks and did not invite Ukraine. I have no idea how... we steer a course through this.

It's about time that people wake up and smell the dog shit because there's this idea that the US and Europe are mutually aligned in their values, but that does not hold water under the Trump presidency. There is a reason that they had peace talks and did not invite Ukraine. I have no idea how... we steer a course through this.

But the very fact that the peace talks happened with Russia and they happened in Saudi Arabia should be a clue to where Trump sees American alignment. America is no longer aligning itself with Europe. It is aligned with these kind of despotic, ethno-nationalist states. He has much more in common

But the very fact that the peace talks happened with Russia and they happened in Saudi Arabia should be a clue to where Trump sees American alignment. America is no longer aligning itself with Europe. It is aligned with these kind of despotic, ethno-nationalist states. He has much more in common

in terms of his outlook on domestic and foreign policy with Mohammed bin Salman, with Vladimir Putin and with Benjamin Netanyahu.

in terms of his outlook on domestic and foreign policy with Mohammed bin Salman, with Vladimir Putin and with Benjamin Netanyahu.

Yeah, I mean, Starman needs to look at who Trump is and what he has done. It feels like he's trying to do a deal with somebody that has no interest in doing a deal with him. And as if to underscore this idea that America is no longer aligned with the UK and Europe, J.D.

Yeah, I mean, Starman needs to look at who Trump is and what he has done. It feels like he's trying to do a deal with somebody that has no interest in doing a deal with him. And as if to underscore this idea that America is no longer aligned with the UK and Europe, J.D.

Vance launched a barrage of criticism towards the continent and our country last week at the Munich Security Conference, suggesting that European values suppress free speech and questioning whether our values are worth defending. Here's a clip from the man who is, let's be clear, the Vice President of America.

Vance launched a barrage of criticism towards the continent and our country last week at the Munich Security Conference, suggesting that European values suppress free speech and questioning whether our values are worth defending. Here's a clip from the man who is, let's be clear, the Vice President of America.

I think this is an incredibly precarious moment for him because he's really stressing this idea, you know, our whole government's domestic growth agenda is tied up in our trading relationships with the United States. And I think it's an unenviable position to find yourself in, to have snookered yourself effectively to having to deal with Donald Trump.

I think this is an incredibly precarious moment for him because he's really stressing this idea, you know, our whole government's domestic growth agenda is tied up in our trading relationships with the United States. And I think it's an unenviable position to find yourself in, to have snookered yourself effectively to having to deal with Donald Trump.

I will say that domestically, in terms of this phrase about boots on the ground, I if it were to be put to a parliamentary vote, I don't suspect domestically he would face a huge amount of opposition to that. I think there would be political pressure on him to not do that.