The professor and master in American History Lucas Martins and the professor of Political Science at the University of Brasília Ricardo Caldas discussed, this Friday (8), in The Great Debate (Monday to Friday at 11pm)how Donald Trump’s victory for the Presidency of the United States impacts the
On Thursday (7), Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first remarks, saying he is ready for dialogue with the Republican president-elect and noted that Trump’s comments about ending Russia’s war in Ukraine “deserve attention, in minimum”.
“We are ready,” the Russian leader said when asked if he would hold talks with Trump. Putin congratulated the Republican on his electoral victory and praised his “courageous” conduct following an assassination attempt in July.
The Ukrainian president said he had a “productive” conversation with, on Wednesday (6). He reiterated his message that Kiev will seek “peace through force” rather than concessions of territory or neutrality.
Donald Trump previously said that if elected
For Caldas, Trump’s coming to power means greater use of “hard power”.
“Now Trump will try to call the shots because in his worldview there is no longer this multi-polarism that was the hallmark of the international system especially after the Second World War. Trump believes that we are in a unipolar or tripolar system, where few actors influence the system, these actors are clearly the United States, China and Russia”, explains Caldas.
He adds that “Trump thinks he can get together with Putin and say to him: what are the terms for peace? Bring in a supporting actor like Ukraine and say the terms so that if it doesn’t join, cut off aid to the country.
For the professor, Trump will try to close an agreement as soon as possible: “So there is that possibility, now if that doesn’t happen we could see the extension of the conflict for a very long period that is not possible to predict.”
Martins, on the other hand, argues that President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda is not only political but also ideological.
“Zelensky benefited from the Biden government,” he explains. “With the election of Donald Trump, it’s a complete change of level’, he adds.
The professor explains that there is the possibility of “decreasing military support for Ukraine and also the attempt to build an agreement, cornering Ukraine into a situation in which it will not be able to defend itself against the Russians and will have to give up parts of its territory to reach the end of this war.”
The full program is available in the video above.
