Trump, unlike Biden, ready for confrontation with Russia — diplomat Bryza

He expressed this opinion on Espreso TV.

“Trump wants the U.S. foreign policy establishment and the entire government to be controlled by him and by people who are loyal to him rather than by bureaucrats from an ideological era when certain taboos existed or when certain questions were off-limits. Instead, he wants to start fresh and without ideology. As you and I discussed in our last interview, President Trump has no fixed ideology. He approaches governance like the real estate developer and businessman he has always been. He wants to negotiate a deal today that might be completely different from the one he made with the same country yesterday if today’s deal is better for the United States,” Bryza said.

The diplomat emphasized that, at the same time, Trump’s statements regarding Canada and Greenland are very dangerous, as such a stance could undermine trust in NATO, which poses a significant risk to the Alliance.

“This mindset allows him to ignore, as you suggested, decades of important philosophy, such as the idea that NATO is central to U.S. national security. That is why he was even willing to threaten the use of military force against a NATO ally Denmark to take Greenland. To me, that is insane. It is dangerous. And, as I said in our last interview, the mere fact that President Trump made that threat or even suggested that Canada, another NATO member state, could somehow become the 51st state of the United States seriously undermines NATO’s credibility. That is extremely dangerous,” he said.

According to Bryza, Trump is just as committed to a long-term peaceful resolution of the war in Ukraine as Biden. The only difference is that Trump is ready for confrontation with Russia, while Biden has tried to avoid it at all costs.

“That being said, I don’t think he is any less committed to a peaceful long-term solution in Ukraine than Biden was. The difference is in their approach. Biden was very cautious about confronting Russia, whereas Trump is ready to do so.

He is also ready to confront Ukraine, suggesting that if President Zelenskyy does not negotiate in good faith, the U.S. might not continue providing military assistance indefinitely. Similarly, he is threatening Russia by stating that if President Putin does not negotiate in good faith, the United States will significantly increase sanctions and tariffs to the point of severely damaging Russia’s economy,” the diplomat added.

• On January 7, Trump stated that Putin intends to meet with him but ruled out any meeting before the inauguration.
• According to Reuters, preparations are currently underway for a meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.
• Later, Putin’s spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, stated that Putin is ready to meet with Trump without any preconditions. Subsequently, Putin announced that Moscow is open to dialogue with the U.S. administration regarding the war in Ukraine.