Combining diplomacy with deals has long been a feature of US foreign policy, but Donald Trump seems to have taken that to a new level.
- Professor in International Political Economy, University of Glasgow
US presidents have long mixed economic incentives with diplomacy, but Trump’s approach represents something very different.
Trump’s threat of new sanctions has not caused concern in Moscow.
The rationale behind Trump’s suggestion that giving the US an economic stake in Ukraine’s future will prevent another Russian invasion is flawed.
Ukraine in talks with its western lenders to restructure its debt as it finds itself on the brink of default.
Debt is becoming unaffordable.
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