For decades, the United States has instigated wars and violence around the world. Around 81 percent of the global conflicts were initiated by the United States from 1945 to 2001. Moreover, the United States is responsible for invading Iraq, under the pretense of the presence of Weapons of Mass Destruction, committing war crimes in Afghanistan, and supporting Israeli war crimes and genocidal operations in Gaza. These transpirations have significantly ruptured its international standing and have expedited the decline of the US-led unipolar world order. Amid the rapid rise of a multipolar world order, with Russia and China emerging as major global powers, the United States is working to position itself as a key advocate for peace on the international stage.
Trump’s Foreign Policy: A Shift in Approach to Global Engagement
Since assuming power as the 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump has altered the trajectory of the US foreign policy to a great extent. His election campaign revolved around reviving the lost grandeur of the United States. He has taken a novel approach to the country’s foreign engagements. The United States was the main perpetrator behind the Russia-Ukraine conflict. However, Donald Trump has long been critical of US funding to Ukraine. He also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for his warmongering policies. Recently, the world has seen an unprecedented spat between Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart. Apparently, the United States and Ukraine had a disagreement over the mineral deal, which the former sought in exchange for security guarantees and past aid against Russia. However, different events demonstrate that this was merely a mock show.
The only ambition of the US establishment is to perpetuate the role of the United States as the sole superpower of the world. Under no cost, the US will ever be ready to withdraw from its role as a global hegemon. Therefore, it would be impertinent to assume that the United States actually seeks to cooperate with Russia to establish peace in the region. Moreover, the apparent US-EU split is also merely a great deception. Behind all this mock show is the ambition to undermine the smooth rise of the Eastern bloc. Donald Trump’s efforts to position the United States as a peacemaker appear primarily aimed at restoring the country’s global credibility.
The Illusion of Peace: A Temporary Ceasefire or a Deceptive Strategy?
The recent US-Ukraine peace agreement is a sheer substantiation of this fact. The deal was signed between the two allies without any involvement of the aggrieved country. After a successful deceptive portrayal of a peacemaker, the US unilaterally signed a peace agreement with Ukraine. The United States and its allies have cunningly put the ounce of establishing or disrupting peace on Russia. Trump has recently stated, while addressing a question about Russia’s response to the ceasefire agreement, “Now we’re going to see whether or not Russia’s there. And if they’re not, it’ll be a very disappointing moment for the world.” Without addressing the fundamental issues, the West seeks Russia to sign a ceasefire agreement. The proposed agreement has left many questions unanswered. It does not talk about the fate of the Ukrainian troops present in Kursk. Moreover, it also does not address the question of eliminating the root cause of the war.
It seems that the proposed ceasefire merely intended to provide leverage to Kyiv. Ukrainian troops are facing severe setbacks on almost all fronts. Therefore, this incomplete ceasefire seems just an opportunity for the Ukrainian army to reassemble, rearm, and reorganize. President Putin has also raised these concerns. He recently stated, “Russian troops are advancing in almost all areas of the front… So how will these 30 days be used? For forced mobilization to continue in Ukraine, for weapons to be delivered there, and for the newly mobilized units to be trained? … How can we and how will we be guaranteed that nothing like that will happen? How will control be organized?” President Putin’s concerns are genuine. Ukrainian troops are suffering from manpower shortages. This has forced them to retreat from several fronts. Therefore, this proposed ceasefire is nothing more than a temporary respite for Ukraine.
The West, especially the Trump administration, cunningly seeks to put all the ounces of the violence between Russia and Ukraine on Moscow. The West must realize that a sustainable peace between Russia and Ukraine is only possible if the latter withdraws from its ambition to join NATO. Nonetheless, the US and its Western allies seek to tarnish the Russian image around the globe by shifting Moscow’s image from aggrieved to an aggressor in the persistent Russia-Ukraine conflict. All these apparent US efforts to establish peace between Russia and Ukraine are merely a great illusion to distort Moscow’s international standing and restore the lost US credibility.
Abbas Hashemite – is a political observer and research analyst for regional and global geopolitical issues. He is currently working as an independent researcher and journalist