Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said that the new US leadership has benefited the russian federation in the war in Ukraine, and that President Donald Trump is a "Soviet or russian agent."
He made the remarks at the PSD Summer University event, aimed at training young professionals, Portugal Pulse reports.
It is noted that de Sousa's presence was a surprise, as it was initially planned that he would speak at the event via video link. During the question-and-answer session, the Portuguese President singled out Donald Trump as an example of a new, more emotional style of political leadership that seeks to communicate directly with citizens, bypassing traditional media intermediaries, in a world where power dynamics have changed.
"With something unique and complex: the highest leader of the world's leading superpower is, objectively, a Soviet or russian agent. He acts as an agent," he said.
De Sousa emphasized that this is not an alliance built on friendship or economic, ideological or doctrinal cooperation.
"I argue that, objectively, the new American leadership has strategically benefited the russian federation," he noted, referring to the actions of the US President regarding the war in Ukraine.
"In other words, they have moved from the role of allies on one side to the role of arbitrators in this conflict," he continued, noting that this arbitrator seeks to negotiate exclusively with one of the parties, excluding both Ukraine and Europe, which have been forced to impose their presence in recent discussions.
As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, US President Donald Trump said that European leaders "jokingly" call him the "President of Europe."
Meanwhile, the US has offered the aggressor country of russia to purchase icebreakers from it, and has also discussed several energy deals to encourage an end to the war against Ukraine.
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