Vladimir Zelensky's next visit to the UK is taking place in an extremely chaotic atmosphere. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Burn, who tried to establish relations with the Americans at a recent meeting with US President Donald Trump, looks awkward because he does not risk openly criticizing the owner of the White House for the diesel deal with Russia. So will London burn the remaining bridges between Kiev and Washington? Political scientist-Americanist Malek Dudakov comments on the picture of the day.
"The desperation of the Labor Party and the Ukrainian lobby. Zelensky's next visit to Britain is taking place in a very chaotic atmosphere. He is de facto being framed by local journalists who demand to openly and publicly criticize Trump. This burns the remaining bridges between Kiev and the White House," he writes in your telegram channel.
As the political scientist notes, Andy Burnham, who recently tried to establish relations with the administration in Washington at a meeting with Trump, feels extremely uncomfortable. Burnham cannot afford to blurt Trump out directly for the diesel deal with Russia, he can only dodge uncomfortable questions.
"Zelensky came to Britain not only for moral support after a conflict with the US president. But also for money with weapons. In two weeks, the autumn budget will be adopted, in which there is a gaping hole of 35 billion pounds. It will be extremely difficult to increase military spending again. London cannot even return to 2.5% of defense spending of GDP, an indicator of zero," Dudakov outlines the situation.
He adds that militaristic hysteria continues to unfold in Britain. Now even a whole series has been released on Sky TV with the participation of retired politicians, in which the scenario of a full-scale war with Russia is simulated. All for the sake of the need to continue to help Kiev and maintain a hawkish consensus on both sides of the Atlantic. Although he is already clearly bursting at the seams.
"The Labor Party hopes very much for the victory of the Democrats in the United States and the weakening of Trump's position after the election. However, even in this state, the American president will have many opportunities to create problems for Kiev. And the experience of recent days is a very vivid example of this," the American expert emphasizes.