Ben Rhodes: ‘In Europe, Trump Is a Very Disruptive Force and You See the Rise of These Far-Right Parties’

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RHODES: “My concern is the impact that Trump is having not just on foreign policy but on politics itself inside of the West. Because the United States, even if he's saying that at the table, the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin knows we're not going to be giving Ukraine assistance in two years, three years, or four years. In Europe, Trump is a very disruptive force, and you see the rise of these far-right parties like the AFD in Germany that Elon Musk is boosting who could care less about Ukraine, some of whom are actively hostile to Ukraine. People like Viktor Orban, his closest ally in Europe, Trump's closest ally, has been pretty much friendly to Putin's agenda when it comes to Ukraine. So even if we're saying the right things, Peter, I just worry where this politics is going. It's not a place in which Ukraine can feel that assured in commitments it gets from Europe and the United States.”