Day: May 21, 2026

No, Trump supports Putin, Lukashenko, dictatorship, kleptocracy & imperialism.
Just listen to what Trump says and does!
What is insane is to believe anything good about Trump just because it used to be US policy before Trump.
Trump=Putin.
Never obey Trump!Volodymyr Tretyak 🇺🇦 (@VolodyaTretyak)The US is urging Ukraine to ease restrictions on imports of potash fertilizers from Belarus, which is their leading producer, Bloomberg reports.

In Washington, they are reportedly also asking Kyiv to pressure European allies to loosen their restrictions as well.

insane 🤯—  https://x.com/VolodyaTretyak/status/2057388082433839347

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) May 22, 2026

I think 31 NATO members are disappointed with the US which apparently no longer considers itself a member of NATO to judge from this and many other Trump administration statements.
The US invites no trust or credibility any longer.Department of State (@StateDept)SECRETARY RUBIO: I don’t think anyone is shocked to know that the United States and the President are very disappointed in NATO right now.

If NATO countries like Spain are denying us the use of these bases, why are we in NATO? We need to discuss that.
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  —  https://x.com/StateDept/status/2057492884249542997

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) May 22, 2026

ISW: “Russian President Vladimir Putin and the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) President Xi Jinping failed to reach an agreement on the Power of Siberia-2 pipeline and signed only comparatively minor bilateral agreements during Putin’s official visit to the PRC.”
Good!

— Anders Åslund (@anders_aslund) May 22, 2026

Fishing boats worldwide stuck dockside as diesel prices surge on Iran war  reut.rs/4usumxe  reut.rs/4usumxe

— @Reuters May 22, 2026

Natural gas is escaping into thin air. Mitigating waste could help solve the world’s energy shortage, writes  @FredKrupp
on.wsj.com/42O5zHK

— Wall Street Journal Opinion (@WSJopinion) May 22, 2026