Professor Roman Sheremeta

Jan 4, 2026

Trump doesn’t love Putin because he is “Agent Krasnov.” He loves Putin because Putin opened the door for him to divide the world.

Trump loves Putin because Putin normalized attacking another country under an absolutely idiotic pretext. Putin made aggression normal — and now Trump is using the legacy of his “friend Vladimir,” because attacking other countries is now considered normal.

Trump is boiling the whole world like a frog, over low heat.

First came the attack on Iran — a country no one really feels sorry for. Yes, the country is run by completely unhinged villains who have caused enormous suffering across the world.

Then he went after Maduro — who is also a top-tier villain. And from the perspective of public communication, this is done very cleverly. Technically, attacking other countries is not allowed. But Iran’s leaders are villains, right? Villains. Maduro is a villain? A villain.

And suddenly it looks like Trump is not an aggressor, not a destroyer of the global order, not just another villain — but instead a “strong guy,” a fighter against evil.

There will be a few more strikes against “villains,” so that the world fully gets used to the idea that attacking other countries is normal.

And when Trump attacks Greenland, it will feel unpleasant — but hey, everyone does it now!

That’s how, step by step, Putin, Trump, and Xi together are dismantling the world order that prevents them from taking whatever they want, whenever they want.

That’s why our ally sliding into the role of an observer — and effectively an agent of russia — is not an accident. It’s a pattern.

Putin needs Trump. But Trump needs Putin even more.

That’s the geopolitics we live in now.

Source: translated and adapted from Serhii Marchenko.

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In December, Ukraine set a record for strikes on russian energy facilities.

According to Bloomberg, at least 24 attacks on oil refineries, oil tankers, maritime facilities, and key pipeline infrastructure were recorded this month.

These strikes increase pressure on russian exports, which are already constrained by sanctions. In 2026, russian oil and gas revenues are expected to drop to 23% of budget receipts — a record low.

This is the only language of negotiations that Putin understands.

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Putin is in good company.

U.S. troops wouldn’t even need to travel to Moscow to pick him up — they could simply invite him to Alaska again.

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As a result of russian attack on Kharkiv, 22-year-old Anastasiia Parkhomenko and her three-year-old son, Maksym, were killed.

At the start of the full-scale invasion, they fled to Poland but later returned to Ukraine and settled in Kharkiv.