Russia hails Trump, scolds Europe for being ‘crucible of war’

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Sunday hailed what he called the common sense of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aim to end the war in Ukraine.

This was as he accused the European powers that have rallied around Kyiv of seeking to prolong the conflict.

According to him, the United States still wants to be the world’s most powerful country, stating that Washington and Moscow would never see eye to eye on everything but had agreed to be pragmatic when interests coincided.

Lavrov, who has been foreign minister for 21 years, said the model of the U.S.-China relationship was the one that should be built between Russia and the United States to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes without allowing disagreements to escalate into war.

“Donald Trump is a pragmatist. His slogan is common sense. It means, as everyone can see, a shift to a different way of doing things.

“But the goal is still MAGA (Make America Great Again). This gives a lively, human character to politics. That’s why it’s interesting to work with him,” Lavrov said.