A Pew survey of democracies around the world finds that views of the U.S. as a model for democracy are slipping and confidence in Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is on par with Russian President Vladmir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
(AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)] But supporters of Putin’s war – who saw it in part as a fight against both the US and West – are outraged about the sudden switch to deals with Trump.
Russian warmongers are furious over Putin’s plan to seek US investment for rare earth metals and aluminium, with accusations he is giving away precious Russian assets.
Staunch Russian war-backer Maksim Kalashnikov is outraged about Putin’s seeming lack of success in the war, as it plots the supply of rare metals to the West.
But there may be more anger after Trump said ahead of talks in the White House on Thursday with Sir Keir Starmer that Russia would be required to return some invaded territory.
