After the disastrous meeting between the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky and the American one Donald Trump at the White houselast February 28, on social media in Russia A photomontage that until a few months ago it would have been unthinkable, has begun to circulate insistently. You can see one of the most representative monuments of theUrss‘The worker and the Kolchoziana‘, in which, however, the iconic peasant of the kolchoz with sickle in hand is replaced by what was the symbol par excellence of the enemy: the Statue of freedom.
Change of narration: Trump and use no longer enemies?
In a few weeks, the narration of the Russian official propaganda on United States It has changed radically. If before they were the enemy who wanted to destroy the federation using the launch ramp theUkraine and theEuropetoday the US with Trump are, if not an ally, at least one of the countries with which certain values are shared. When Putin He publicly commented on the proposal of temporary respite in Ukraine, thanked the American president by comparing his efforts for peace to those of world leaders such as Chinese XI Jinping and the Indian Narendra modes.
London becomes the new enemy for Moscow
The role of the enemy who tries to contain Russia has passed to United Kingdomthree Russian officials told Reuters, one of which has observed with annoyance that London is “fomenting chaos and war” in Ukraine. The Russian authorities, writes the Moscow Times, seem irritated by the efforts of the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmerto guarantee European support for Ukraine, just when the new American administration manifests reluctance.
Starmer and the “coalition of willing”: direct confrontation risk
Starmer formed one ‘Coalition of willing‘of countries willing to ally to continue to provide military aid to Kiev and protect it from further Russian aggressions, also by sending troops. A hypothesis against which the Kremlin was launched, warning that in this way a “Direct comparison»With Moscow. Starmer and his national security councilor Jonathan Powell They made great efforts to reconcile Kiev with Washington and negotiate a 30 -day fire, trying to put Moscow in difficulty.
British spies expelled and the accusation of escalation from Moscow
Russian Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov he accused Starmer of wanting theescalation. According to Russian intelligence abroad (SVR), London sees their interests threatened by the dialogue between the United States and Russia. On Monday, then, the Russian secret services (FSB) accused of espionage and expelled two British citizens of the embassy in Moscow. “It is clear that Russia is trying to push theBritish Embassy towards closing, “said the Foreign Office in a note.