Ukraine Defies Trump, Deepening War Strategy Rift
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Ukraine's strategic pivot towards Europe, enabled by Trump's declining influence, highlights how the internal political dynamics of a major power can directly reshape the geopolitical alignments of smaller nations.
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- Ukraine bets on European backing, calculating that Trump’s waning influence will let Kyiv prolong the war despite U.S. hesitancy.
- Germany pushes for greater military ambition even as weak growth, fiscal strain, and structural decline erode its domestic capacity.
- China protests Japan’s Yasukuni Shrine rites, warning that political visits and offerings risk inflaming regional tensions.
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