“Trump ousting Putin ally Nicolás Maduro may appear to weaken Putin; but in fact it justifies Putin’s lawless military aggression and divides the world into spheres of influence à la Orwell’s 1984.”, writes Frivärlds senior fellow Anders Åslund in Kyiv Post.
Kyiv Post: Don’t We All Understand That Trump Works for Putin?, says Anders Åslund
January 12, 2026