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News India Live, Digital Desk: A ‘big question’ often revolves around international politics – does America look at everyone through the same prism? People often weigh Ukraine (crisis in Europe), Taiwan (tension in Asia) and Venezuela (conflict in South America) in the same scale. But Donald Trump recently completely rejected this comparison.
Why does Trump object to the comparison?
Trump believes that the ongoing war in Ukraine, the shadow looming over Taiwan and the political instability of Venezuela, all three have completely different roots and their solutions. According to him, the historical and strategic reasons of these three countries cannot be the same. While Ukraine and Taiwan have direct US defense and trade interests, the Venezuela issue is more linked to governance and corruption.
No ‘immunity’ for Nicolas Maduro
For some time, there were reports that perhaps a deal could be made with Venezuelan leader Maduro when the Trump administration comes to power or he might get some kind of pardon. But Trump has put a full stop to this. He has bluntly said that no leniency will be shown for Maduro. Trump has a very tough stance on what Venezuela has faced during Maduro’s rule and the kind of human rights conditions there have been.
Change in America’s ‘Priority List’
This comment of Trump also indicates that America will no longer take upon itself every problem around the world. The meaning of the ‘America First’ policy is that they will intervene only where the American people and America’s interests are directly related.
His separate statements towards Ukraine and Taiwan show that he is in favor of ‘talks’ to establish peace, but is in no mood to make any ‘compromise’ with a country like Venezuela.
What will happen next?
The eyes of the world are now focused on how these statements of Trump translate into ground reality. Will they be able to establish peace in Ukraine soon? Will China soften its stance on Taiwan? One thing is clear – for Donald Trump, foreign issues are not black and white, he wants to establish a new equation with every country.
