U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has 70 days till he takes workplace, however his foreign-policy decision-making has already begun.
1. The United Nations. On Monday, Trump nominated New York Rep. Elise Stefanik to be america’ ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is a longtime critic of the worldwide physique. She has accused the U.N. of antisemitism for criticizing Israel’s settlements within the West Financial institution, and in October, she known as for the “full reassessment of U.S. funding of the United Nations.” Her appointment means that the incoming Trump administration intends to extra aggressively defend Israel on the world stage.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has 70 days till he takes workplace, however his foreign-policy decision-making has already begun.
1. The United Nations. On Monday, Trump nominated New York Rep. Elise Stefanik to be america’ ambassador to the United Nations. Stefanik is a longtime critic of the worldwide physique. She has accused the U.N. of antisemitism for criticizing Israel’s settlements within the West Financial institution, and in October, she known as for the “full reassessment of U.S. funding of the United Nations.” Her appointment means that the incoming Trump administration intends to extra aggressively defend Israel on the world stage.
2. Israel-Hamas conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Sunday that he has spoken with Trump three times because the U.S. election final Tuesday and that the 2 males “see eye to eye on the Iranian risk in all its elements and the hazard it poses.”
It’s unclear if Trump’s administration will assist mediate cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas. The president-elect has expressed support for Netanyahu’s efforts to realize “whole victory” and has argued {that a} truce deal would solely enable Hamas to regroup, however he has additionally confused the necessity for the conflict in Gaza to finish.
3. Russia-Ukraine conflict. The Washington Publish reported on Sunday that Trump had spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin final Thursday to induce Moscow to not escalate its conflict in opposition to Ukraine. The Kremlin dismissed the report on Monday as “pure fiction” and stated there have been no concrete plans but to attach with the president-elect. Trump (alongside billionaire Elon Musk) spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky final Wednesday.
Trump has touted his potential to finish the Russia-Ukraine conflict inside 24 hours, however the particulars for a way he plans to try this stay obscure.
