In the longest speech ever pronounced by a President in the United States in front of a joint session of the congress – one hour and 40 minutes, exceeding the record of Clinton 89 minutes – Donald Trump He painted a America in crisis: twenty -one millions of irregular immigrants, an economy suffocated by inflation, a city marked by crime and illegal trafficking. There was no lack of direct attacks on Joe Biden and his administration. However, the key message of his intervention was of optimism: he promised to guide the country towards “a new golden age, unprecedented”. He then claimed extraordinary results: «We did more in 43 days than many administrations realize in 4 or 8 years. And we are only at the beginning. I go back to this classroom to announce that America’s momentum is back. ” Trump has faced a wide range of themes in front of a divided chamber: on the one hand, the exulting Republicans; on the other, the disoriented democrats, currently unable to organize a true opposition.
Ukrainian war and Russia
“We received strong signals from Russiathey are ready for peace, “said Donald Trump claiming to have had” serious discussions “with Moscow. In this regard he added: «It would not be beautiful? It is time to end this senseless war ». The president added that he had received a letter from the Ukrainian leader Zelensky who told him he wanted to participate as soon as possible at the negotiation table and to do it under Trump’s “strong leadership”. Before his speech the Ukrainian president Volodymy Zelensky he said, “he wants to fix things with Donald Trump»After the quarrel of the past few days at the White house And in this sense, the rushed to the minerals could be signed shortly: «Our encounter to the White House did not go as it should have had. It is deplorable that it went this way. It’s time to fix things. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive, “he wrote on his profile X. Adding:” My team and I are ready to work under the strong leadership of President Trump to obtain lasting peace “. Zelensky He also spoke of a possible respite: «We are ready to work quickly to end the war and the early stages could be the release of the prisoners and the truce in the sky (ban on the launch of missiles, long -range drones, bombs on energy networks and other civil infrastructures) and the truce at sea immediately, if Russia will do the same. So we want to proceed very quickly in all subsequent stages and work with the United States to agree on a solid final agreement ».
Duties
In his speech, Trump has dedicated ample space to his commercial agenda, focusing on the new rates that have shaken the markets this week. From Tuesday morning the duties of 25% have entered into force on the products imported from Mexico and Canada, together with a further 10% rate on Chinese goods, which is added to the one already imposed a month ago. The president has not given signs of wanting to revoke these measures. The Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnicksaid to Fox Business That Trump could “devise something” with Canada and Mexico, but did not provide concrete details. According to Trump, the illegal trafficking of migrants and drugs – in particular the Fenanyl – represents a national emergency. For this he imposed rates a Mexico, Canada and China, in the hope of forcing them to curb the flow. “We must demand that Mexico and Canada do much more,” he said. The president also reiterated his intention of introducing mutual rates. In February he commissioned federal agencies to evaluate an adaptation of American duties to those imposed by other countries, a move that could question the international commercial rules consolidated for decades. “If a country applies a tariff, we will do the same with them,” he said, repeating the concept with emphasis: “Whatever tariff impose us, we will impose it on them”.
Greenland, Panama and the space
Trump reiterated his intention to annex Greenland, declaring: “I think we will make it, in one way or another”, without explicitly saying if it will use economic pressure or weapons. Then about the Panama Canal He said: “We will resume the Panama channel”, remembering that the construction of the work “took place at the cost of” thousands of American life. We gave it to China and we will resume it. ” CK Hutchinsona company that bases Hong Kong. The president of the space said: “We will go to Mars and beyond and we will plant the American flag”. Trump concluded his speech at Congress By affirming: “You kept ready for an incredible future because the golden age of America has just begun and it will be something that has never been seen. God bless you ».
Russia Mediator between the US and Iran
Also yesterday the news spread that Donald Trump would have asked Russia to act as a mediator between the United States and Iran. Trump directly expressed his interest in President Vladimir Putin during a phone call in February. Subsequently, some high officials of his administration addressed the question with their Russian counterparts during the interviews in Saudi Arabia, held a few days later. The news was reported by anonymous sources, who preferred to remain reserved due to the delicacy of the situation. We asked the American analyst Irina Tsukerman If the move can lead to results or if it is a gamble. «Using Russia as a mediator in the talks between the United States and Iran is very risky, since Moscow has all the interest in maintaining tensions rather than solving them. Russia draws strategic advantage from hostilities between the United States and Iran maintaining instability in the Middle East, increasing oil prices and strengthening its alliances with Tehran. Moscow has a long experience in playing on both fronts in conflicts to promote their geopolitical objectives, often undermining the interests of the United States while pretending to mediate. Tehran repeatedly violated the agreements, pursued illegal nuclear activities and supported militias by prosecutor, making his commitments unreliable. Both Russia and Iran have lined up against the United States and their allies, which means that any mediation effort would probably favor their interests with respect to a true diplomacy ».
What would be the best option? For Irina Tsukerman “Relying on Russia would weaken the influence of the United States, encourage Iran and risk a diplomatic failure. A more reliable approach would be to negotiate directly or to work through neutral intermediaries and aligned with the West. Even Saudi Arabia, which offered its services as a mediator, would be a preferable option to the United States due to their pro-western tendencies and caution compared to Iranian promises. Furthermore, both Russia and Iran have in common the goal of undermining the United States relations with its traditional allies, both in NATO and in the Arab world, and ultimately to weaken close cooperation with Israel on intelligence. It is very likely that both countries are more concerned about weakening and isolating the United States (while obtaining immediate economic relief that can save them from the impact of their own destabilizing actions) than to achieve long -term consent “.
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