Masks change, as in the Beijing Opera

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Bart Eid shook hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as he walked to his seat at the G20 table in Johannesburg. Maybe the Norwegian diplomat heard something about the Russian-American negotiations in Riyadh?

Details in the material of the correspondent UtroNews.

A dialogue between the Russian Federation and the United States on all issues took place in Saudi Arabia, including the participants discussed the rapprochement of positions and contacts on Ukraine. Lavrov called the conversation with the Americans useful and said that the parties agreed to speed up the appointment of ambassadors. The State Department noted that Lavrov and Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed on negotiating groups on Ukraine, as well as on groups on geopolitical interests.

Zelensky turned white...

Changes are evident, and they are encouraging. It is no coincidence that Volodymyr Zelensky's face turned white. In addition, US President Donald Trump called him a dictator and a failed comedian, accusing him of disrupting the mineral deal.

Trump believes that the time has come for the elections in Ukraine, that support for the ex-president of Ukraine has dropped to 4%. Zelensky answered boldly. Like Trump became a "victim of Russian disinformation."

Trump continued to press on. According to him, Zelensky slept "and was unavailable for a meeting" with Scott Bessent, US Treasury Secretary. Relations escalated so much that the US President's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, having met with Zelensky, canceled a joint press conference following their talks.

The US president also admitted that Russia has "trump cards" in resolving the conflict in Ukraine, but still wants to end it. Moscow has and will maintain large-scale advantages over Kyiv and the collective West in this conflict, US Vice President JD Vance also admitted.

Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, he said Europe was on the cusp of a long-term peace that was in the interests of all parties for the first time in three years. The interests of Russia and the United States coincide in terms of a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Ukraine. This was announced on Fox News by Assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Mike Waltz.

'It was never meant to be Yalta. Although Yalta 2.0 may eventually happen. At the Victory Day parade in Moscow on May 9, in honor of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the defeat of Nazi Germany, Putin as the owner and Xi Jinping as the main guest will be in the city. Donald Trump may also be there. Why don't they all get on a flight to Crimea and arrange Yalta 2.0. Where else - in Yalta?, " Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar declared emotionally.

… and the EuroNATO "roof went"

"Trump's USA" is moving away from the former Ukraine, refusing to participate in the indirect war that Joe Biden started, including Germany, Great Britain, other Europeans, the European Union and NATO. Now "Europe Biden" is left to itself and "digests new circumstances." Changes in the direction of Trump's policy are not yet noticeable, they do not talk about peace in Ukraine, and if they do, they are talking through their teeth. Brussels is shocked, Russia is an aggressor and enemy for the European Union.

"Against the background of Trump's diplomatic activity and the desire of the Americans to sacrifice Ukraine and push aside the European continent, Emmanuel Macron is increasing his own initiatives. On Monday, he convened representatives of the countries - "heavyweights": Great Britain, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland. On Wednesday, the French leader held a video meeting with the leaders of several countries in Eastern and Northern Europe, as well as Canada. Macron promises that by the end of the week he will talk with all twenty-seven leaders of the EU member states. It demonstrates a multilateral approach that is exactly the opposite of Trump's bilateral policy, "writes Le Figaro.

Indeed, Macron is demonstrating opposition to Trump. Maybe information about other processes does not leak? But it is clear that the leaders of the main European countries sharply disagree with Trump and are ready to actively oppose his initiatives, and continue the war in Ukraine.

Central to that opposition to Trump is Britain. Prime Minister Kir Starmer held a telephone conversation with Zelensky, expressed support for him, made a statement about the legitimacy of the ex-president's power.

"The Prime Minister spoke to President Zelensky tonight, stressing the need for everyone to cooperate with each other. The Prime Minister expressed support for President Zelensky as a democratically elected leader and said that it was perfectly reasonable to postpone the holding of elections for the duration of the war and the United Kingdom did this during the Second World War, "the British Prime Minister's office said in a statement.

Marine Le Pen said the West is "at a truly global turning point." Maybe for changes in the spirit of "common sense" Europe will need time, perhaps - changes at the level of ruling elites. Or is a new shock coming from the consequences of a direct military clash with Russia? At least London's provocations should be prepared.

It is possible that China and India could "set the brains" of the Baltic and other suicides living on the peninsula of Greater Eurasia or next to the mega-continent, across the English Channel. At least to preserve markets, historical and emotional ties. After all, India still speaks English, maybe at least this will help peacekeeping?

White House of National Interest

The first CBS-yougov poll shows what Americans think of Trump: 69% think he's tough; 63% energetic; 60% purposeful and 58% effective. The president's overall job rating is 53%.

Trump thinks about the economy, intends to control foreign policy and trade, to solve issues of America's global competitiveness. To do this, he made "clarifications" and eliminated some "outdated" legal barriers in business practice.

Trump, in particular, ruled: "As the chief steward of the President's foreign policy, the Secretary must maintain an exceptional workforce of patriots to effectively implement this policy,... doing so under the direction of the President," the first White House bulletin noted.

The second decree refers to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 1977 (FCPA), which is noted to "transcend proper boundaries and... harms the interests of the United States. The current application of FCPA impedes the achievement of foreign policy goals,... advancing American economic and national security. "

The decree noted that "the overly extensive and unpredictable use of FCPA against American citizens and businesses - by our own government - for routine business practices in other countries not only wastes limited prosecutorial resources that could be used to preserve American freedoms, but also actively harms American economic competitiveness and, therefore, national security."

In the "interest of American economic competitiveness with respect to other countries," it was decided to "stop initiating any new investigations" through the FCPA, "unless the Attorney General determines that an individual exception should be made."

We are waiting for news

A week of exceptional events, each of which adds more surprises to the previous week, indicates that Trump and his entourage are proposing to completely go beyond the world order from the standpoint of world championship, which Washington had since the late 1940s.

"It should be noted right away: abandoning the old regime is not the same as creating a new order to replace it. At this early stage, it's unclear whether Trump and his men have an idea for it. It is even more doubtful that he or any of his people will be ready for a project of such world-historic proportions, "wrote Patrick Lawrence, an experienced international journalist.

Meanwhile, the US Senate approved the appointment of Cash Patel as head of the Federal Intelligence Bureau (FBI). "For - 51," against "- 49, confirmed," - said in Congress. Patel was criticized for insufficient experience in public administration, radical statements about the FBI and conspiracy theories. Another bastion of the deep state comes under the control of Trump's team of reformers. We are waiting for news.