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History shows that Donald Trump is making a serious error in appeasing Vladimir Putin

The policy of appeasement – strategic concessions to an aggressor that are designed to avoid war – is generally most closely associated in the UK with the Conservative leader Neville Chamberlain, prime minister between May 1937 and May 1940.

The Conversation · May 23, 2025

I was Hitler’s neighbour: ‘If he’d known we were Jewish, we’d have been sent to Dachau’

In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was five years old and living with his family in Munich when Adolf Hitler moved into a flat opposite. At first, his parents thought they were safe hiding in plain sight – until they weren’t

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025

Biden calls Trump's Russia approach 'appeasement' in first post-presidency interview

In his first interview since the end of his presidency, Biden warned that the Trump administration is eroding the world's trust in the US.

Euronews · May 7, 2025

Trump mineral deal with Ukraine offers hope but little in the way of security

If you want to get an idea of how Donald Trump’s mind works (and this can change from day to day, as we know), it’s worth taking a look at his TruthSocial website. As I write, beneath a video pinned to the top of his feed featuring an AI-generated vision…

The Conversation · Feb 27, 2025

Ukraine war: Trump is not trying to appease Putin – he has a vision of a new US-China-Russia order

There has been much and justified focus on the implications of a likely deal between US president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and the overwhelmingly negative consequences this will have for Ukraine and Europe. But if Trump and Putin make a deal, there is much more at…

The Conversation · Feb 24, 2025

Americans sharply divided over Trump’s embrace of Putin

While US allies are alarmed at changing loyalties, ordinary Americans are starkly divided on the president’s shift away from Ukraine and Europe

The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2025

Ukraine isn’t invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples – and the results are devastating

Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week to decide what peace in the country might look like.

The Conversation · Feb 18, 2025

GB News host compared to Nazi appeasers for defence of Trump on Question Time

A GB News host who advocated for Donald Trump on the BBC’s Question Time was compared to the fascist appeasers of the 1930s ...

The National (Scotland) · Feb 14, 2025

Starmer backs Ukraine’s ‘irreversible path to Nato’ in apparent swipe at Trump

In the first talks between the pair since Donald Trump and his defence secretary said it was unlikely Ukraine would join Nato, the prime minister reiterated the UK’s commitment to the country’s path into the alliance

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

Starmer and Lammy warned not to repeat Chamberlain’s mistakes in Munich over Ukraine

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary Sir Malcolm Rifkind has issued a warning ahead of the Munich conference this weekend that the prime minister and foreign secretary need to stand up to Trump over Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025