Steve Rosenberg

Now the Trump administration has paused military aid to Kiev. By contrast, US-Russia relations are on the up. There have been discussions between Moscow and Washington on repairing diplomatic ties and talk of future economic cooperation. This week, one Russian newspaper described America as Russia's partner. It's just one word, but it represents a sea change.

Now the Trump administration has paused military aid to Kiev. By contrast, US-Russia relations are on the up. There have been discussions between Moscow and Washington on repairing diplomatic ties and talk of future economic cooperation. This week, one Russian newspaper described America as Russia's partner. It's just one word, but it represents a sea change.

Not so long ago, Joe Biden was calling Russia the aggressor, and its president, Vladimir Putin, a murderous dictator. Last weekend, I heard something in the news here that brought home to me just how much things have turned around. The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, went on TV and declared that America's new foreign policy configurations are largely aligned with Russia's.

Not so long ago, Joe Biden was calling Russia the aggressor, and its president, Vladimir Putin, a murderous dictator. Last weekend, I heard something in the news here that brought home to me just how much things have turned around. The Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, went on TV and declared that America's new foreign policy configurations are largely aligned with Russia's.

America and Russia seeing the world through similar eyes? So where does that leave Europe? Potentially quite exposed and certainly receiving most of the abuse. Let me bring you up to date with Russia's new set of labels. European countries that support Ukraine are described here as the old world.

America and Russia seeing the world through similar eyes? So where does that leave Europe? Potentially quite exposed and certainly receiving most of the abuse. Let me bring you up to date with Russia's new set of labels. European countries that support Ukraine are described here as the old world.

European leaders who back President Zelensky are referred to as the party of war or the liberal globalists. Russian is a rich, colourful language, and I'm sure many more labels will be hatched soon. But there's one other thing that I've noticed. When Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, some headlines in Russia referred to him as Our Donald. Not this time.

European leaders who back President Zelensky are referred to as the party of war or the liberal globalists. Russian is a rich, colourful language, and I'm sure many more labels will be hatched soon. But there's one other thing that I've noticed. When Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016, some headlines in Russia referred to him as Our Donald. Not this time.

There's a little bit more caution here, just in case things don't work out. And what looks like being the start of a beautiful friendship turns sour.

There's a little bit more caution here, just in case things don't work out. And what looks like being the start of a beautiful friendship turns sour.

Writing on social media tonight, Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president, who is now the deputy head of the Russian Security Council, and someone who's quite close to Vladimir Putin, he wrote this about the London summit. He called it an anti-Trump, anti-Russian coven, in other words, a gathering of witches, and said that those people who were taking part want to continue the war.

Writing on social media tonight, Dmitry Medvedev, the former Russian president, who is now the deputy head of the Russian Security Council, and someone who's quite close to Vladimir Putin, he wrote this about the London summit. He called it an anti-Trump, anti-Russian coven, in other words, a gathering of witches, and said that those people who were taking part want to continue the war.

Now, what's interesting about that, I think, is that phrase, anti-Trump. because the Russian government newspaper on its website tonight used the same phrase, anti-Trump, to describe the meeting in London.

Now, what's interesting about that, I think, is that phrase, anti-Trump. because the Russian government newspaper on its website tonight used the same phrase, anti-Trump, to describe the meeting in London.

And I think after this, the message from Moscow to the White House will be, dear President Trump, those European leaders who met in London, they are against you, they are against Russia, they are against peace. We know what Russia is against, and that is the idea of European peacekeepers in Ukraine after some kind of deal.

And I think after this, the message from Moscow to the White House will be, dear President Trump, those European leaders who met in London, they are against you, they are against Russia, they are against peace. We know what Russia is against, and that is the idea of European peacekeepers in Ukraine after some kind of deal.

We know that because Russian officials have made that clear several times over the last few weeks. And in an interview published today, a new interview, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said this. He said the plan for peacekeepers in Ukraine is a continuation of attempts to egg on the Kiev regime to fight a war with Russia.

We know that because Russian officials have made that clear several times over the last few weeks. And in an interview published today, a new interview, the Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, said this. He said the plan for peacekeepers in Ukraine is a continuation of attempts to egg on the Kiev regime to fight a war with Russia.

So it seems that Russia's position hasn't changed on European peacekeepers. It's a big no. Russian state television and its big weekly news review show not only criticized the idea of peacekeepers from Europe, it mocked the idea. It said, what troops can they afford to send? You could fit the whole British army into Wembley Stadium and still have room for some of the French.

So it seems that Russia's position hasn't changed on European peacekeepers. It's a big no. Russian state television and its big weekly news review show not only criticized the idea of peacekeepers from Europe, it mocked the idea. It said, what troops can they afford to send? You could fit the whole British army into Wembley Stadium and still have room for some of the French.