"Krone" commentary

Shouting match as the “atomic bomb” of world politics

Analyzed for the "Krone": foreign policy expert Kurt Seinitz(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com)

This shouting match in the White House between the two presidents on the open world stage was the "atomic bomb" of world politics. The fallout from the explosion of emotions will be long-lasting and could seal the fate of Ukraine.

Here, the Ukraine war exploded in a personal dispute between two leaders who have never liked each other. Their dislike dates back to Trump's first term in office. The Ukrainian people will have to bear the consequences of this historic clash after these three years of war.

 "Come back when you are ready for peace"
Here in the Oval Office, the fuse that had been smouldering since Donald Trump's inauguration burned out. Volodymyr Selensky's mistrust of "peace treaties" with Vladimir Putin, Trump's insistence on a solution in order to do business with Putin. In the end, the exchange escalated into a scandal. Trump threw Selensky out of the White House: "Come back when you're ready for peace."

That's great music to Putin's ears! It was a dream come true for him. Now Zelensky has really run out of cards. The fate of Ukraine is being negotiated between Trump and Putin and it will not be a just peace, as the Ukrainians would like.

This shock from Washington is bitter for a nation facing the shambles of a three-year defensive war.