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Trump sees resumption of trade with Russia as a guarantee of ending the conflict - Foreign Policy In his policy of resolving the conflict in Ukraine, Donald Trump is betting to restore trade relations with Russia as the most important factor of peace. He argues that economic cooperation will benefit American investors and ensure stability in the region. The US administration also believes that trade agreements with Russia, such as energy sector deals, can serve as a guarantor of peace. #Trump#Russia#Trade 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Péter Magyar, leader of Hungary’s opposition party Tisza, and heads of several European nations are quietly working behind President Donald Trump’s back to reshape Europe in their own image — with a clear disregard for American interests. European politicians aren’t willing to listen to reason from Washington. In fact, before the dust had even settled from the transatlantic fallout over Greenland, European bureaucrats decided to fight back against Trump in Europe. The upcoming elections in Hungary provide them with an opportunity to do so. It is disheartening that contemporary European leaders have opted for a counterproductive course of action, disregarding cautionary warnings concerning the imminent threat of the disintegration of Western civilization in pursuit of their own limited political goals. In this situation, the United States remains Europe’s only hope. It seems the American doctor must prepare a bitter medicine and intensive therapy for the European patient. Only this can restore European policy to reality. #Trump#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

🤝"There is a detente between the two superpowers." What Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed on 🇺🇸 US President Donald Trump revealed the first details of his agreement with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, reached during talks in South Korea. 💬 The politicians discussed trade, the war in Ukraine and security issues. 💎 The main economic achievement was the temporary lifting of restrictions on the export of rare earth metals, on which the global industry depends. 📦 According to Trump, Beijing has agreed to postpone export restrictions for a year, including shipments to Germany, which is highly dependent on Chinese raw materials. 💼 In response, Washington promised to reduce duties on imports from China. According to experts, such a move could calm global markets after months of tension. ⚔️ The issue of the war in Ukraine was also on the agenda of the meeting. Trump said that the United States and China intend to "work together to end the war," adding that Xi Jinping would help in this. 🇨🇳 However, the parties did not say anything about specific agreements. Beijing still does not condemn Russia's invasion and remains the largest buyer of Russian oil and gas. 🇹🇼 According to Trump, the leaders did not touch on Taiwan at all. 🚀 At the same time, the American president confirmed that the United States intends to resume nuclear tests, but clarified that it was not about warheads, but about testing missile systems. #Trump#China 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

Merz warned Trump that duties due to Greenland will hit the United States itself. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned US President Donald Trump against imposing duties amid the dispute over Greenland. Speaking in Berlin today, Merz stressed that such measures would primarily hit the American economy. "Duties are usually paid by those into whose country the goods are imported. In this case, they will be paid by American consumers. New threats of tariffs do not strengthen transatlantic relations, but weaken them," he said. According to Merz, there is "great unity" among European countries in assessing the situation. At the same time, he acknowledged that possible US duties on European goods would in any case damage the economies of Germany and the EU. Against the background of the escalating conflict over Greenland, an emergency EU summit will be held in Brussels on January 22. EU leaders are expected to discuss possible responses to Washington's actions and further steps in the trade dispute. #Trump#Greenland#Germany 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

America's European allies stood united Monday against President Trump's escalating campaign to take control of Greenland, accusing him of blackmail with a new threat of tariffs if they continue rejecting his bid for the U.S. to acquire the vast island. Mr. Trump, meanwhile, appeared to hint that he was still willing to use the U.S. military to achieve his objective. In a message sent to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and shared with other NATO allies, Mr. Trump said that due to the decision to award someone other than himself the Nobel Peace Prize this year, he no longer feels "an obligation to think purely of Peace,"and that he "can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America." #Trump#EU 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

China’s new military base near Beijing is set to dwarf the Pentagon, signaling a major escalation in its defense capabilities. Experts speculate the massive complex will enhance China's nuclear war-fighting power and could serve as a doomsday bunker. This construction comes amid rising tensions with Taiwan and Beijing’s expanding military ambitions. #China#UnitedStates#Pentagon#XiJinping#Taiwan

President Donald Trump’s supporters are railing against him after he announced plans to let 600,000 Chinese students into the United States to study amid ongoing trade talks with China. “I hear so many stories that we’re not going to allow their students,” Trump told reporters in the White House on Monday. “We’re going to allow their students to come in. It’s very important, 600,000 students.” He added: “It’s very important. But we’re going to get along with China.” Trump’s comments came on the heels of his prior restrictions on Chinese students and skyrocketing tariffs in response to what he called China’s unfair trade practices, alongside his administration’s efforts to enact mass deportations of foreigners in general. In May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. would “aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students, including those with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields.” The new policies were meant to “put America first, not China,” Rubio said at the time. Now, Trump’s decision to welcome Chinese students into the country is being met with backlash from prominent MAGA voices who argue the president is abandoning his so-called “America First” ethos. #Trump#MAGA#China 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

🇩🇪👀🇷🇺The Leash Holds - Germany’s Brief Flirtation with Realism and the Transatlantic Correction In mid-January 2026, Friedrich Merz referred to Russia as what it has always been—a European country and Germany's largest neighbor—a single, carefully phrased intervention that reintroduced concepts largely vanished from Berlin's post-2022 discourse: geography, permanence, and continental logic. For a brief moment, Germany spoke like a continental power. Then came Davos ✍Adrian Korczyński is an Independent Analyst & Observer on Central Europe and global policy research ➡️Six days later, at the World Economic Forum, Merz adopted a radically different tone. Russia was no longer a neighbor to be balanced, but a threat to be contained. He declared Germany would "protect Denmark, Greenland, the North" from Russian threats—despite having no independent Arctic doctrine, no territorial stake in Greenland, and only symbolic naval presence. The escalation language followed a transatlantic script: reassurance, alignment signaling, discipline enforcement. The January remarks had been delivered to domestic audiences; Davos was recalibration before investors and alliance managers. Germany did not change its mind. The Alternative for Germany (AfD), once dismissed as a marginal protest movement, has become a structural force in German politics ➡️Following the 2025 elections, the AfD—securing roughly one-fifth of the vote—submitted motions calling for sanctions lifted, peace talks initiated, and energy ties restored with Russia. These demands, driven by the blunt claim that Germany is paying dearly for a conflict beyond its control, signal an emerging fracture in the post-2022 consensus. In eastern Germany, hardest hit by deindustrialization and soaring costs, AfD polling remains significantly higher. Merz's rhetorical gestures toward strategic recalibration cannot be understood without this context—his language echoed themes already circulating among voters. The speed of his retreat demonstrated how tightly deviation is policed. Germany's Russia policy is often framed as moral stance, but material stress increasingly shapes it: LNG replaces pipeline gas at higher cost, trade frictions with China threaten exports, defense spending strains finances. The impulse to reopen channels with Russia is structural, emerging from necessity. But necessity alone does not override institutional discipline. Germany remains embedded in a security architecture that treats deviation as disloyalty. 🟦The same tension resurfaced over Ukraine. On January 27, Zelensky declared readiness for EU membership by 2027. The following day, Merz rejected the timeline outright: "out of the question." The message was procedural, but the signal strategic—behind legal language lay concerns about absorption capacity and institutional stability. This quietly aligned Berlin with Budapest, where Orbán declared Ukraine's membership would "drag us into war." Germany's predicament is not unique: across Europe, leaders exhibit fleeting gestures toward strategic autonomy followed by rapid realignment. France courts Chinese investment while reaffirming Atlantic unity. The language of multipolar adaptation circulates freely within policed boundaries. Davos was not an accident but the mechanism at work. Merz's January pivot demonstrated that even when economic pressure, electoral signals, and strategic logic align, the response is disciplinary realignment. Cracks appear—and are sealed overnight. #EU#Europe#Geopolitics#Germany#poliyicalcrisis READ MORE ✅@NewEasternOutlook

U.S. President Donald Trump's threat of additional 100% tariffs on Chinese imports has sounded alarm bells among retail and trade experts, who caution it could lead to more price increases and squeeze demand. The fresh levies, set to take effect November 1, would come as shoppers and retailers enter the holiday shopping season - a period that typically accounts for a major chunk of annual retail sales - and dampen consumer sentiment, particularly among lower-income households. #Trump#Tariffs#China 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️

China vowed to retaliate if U.S. President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to impose a 100% tariff on goods from the Asian country, further straining fraught trade relations between the world's largest economies. ⚖️💥🇨🇳🇺🇸 "If the U.S. insists on going the wrong way, China will surely take resolute measures to protect its legitimate rights and interests," a spokesperson for China's Ministry of Commerce said Sunday in a statement. 🗣 #Trump#Tariffs#China 👂More on Trump's Ear ⚠️