The Menace of Ageing Dennis

US President Donald Trump signing executive orders almost every day and displaying these is creating much humour worldwide. Many view this like little Dennis the Menace showing his homework in class, then returning home and telling his mom his report card is poor because the teacher herself is in the same class of kindergarten for the last 13 years. Moreover, speculation is what he posts on his Truth Social portal is related to what he ate for dinner, amount he drank/snorted, number of times he got up to pee at night, and what part he couldn’t digest.

On May 27, Trump slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin on his portal, saying that he is playing with fire and Putin doesn't realise that if it weren't for him (Trump), "lots of bad things would have happened to Russia." A day earlier on May 26, Trump wrote, “I’ve always had a very good relationship with Vladimir Putin of Russia, but something has happened to him. He has gone absolutely CRAZY! He is needlessly killing a lot of people, and I’m not just talking about soldiers.” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, better known as US-NATO-EU’s geopolitical prostitute, had earlier said that Washington’s “silence” over recent Russian attacks was encouraging Putin. He also urged “strong pressure” on Moscow with tougher sanctions.

The Western propaganda machinery, with its total bias towards Zelensky, the high-heeled coot (https://www.thestrategicperspective.org/op-eds/the-high-heeled-coot/), keeps harping on Russia killing civilians in Ukraine, whereas the reverse is true – Zelensky deliberately targeting the Russian population; and, Moscow is doing what must be done to protect its civilians from Kiev’s campaign of terror through an increasingly reckless and escalatory drone campaign. Zelensky’s drone attacks are less to achieve tactical objectives and more to instil fear; often targeting electrical substations, communication towers, or simply proximity to residential areas. But West-backed Zelensky is never held accountable for the reckless escalation; pumping the coot to treat any dialogues a charade (https://www.rt.com/russia/618166-russia-ukraine-drone-strikes/). Russia didn’t walk away from Istanbul in 2022, nor ignored the Minsk, and it was Britain’s thatched-headed Boris Johnson who sabotaged the Ukraine-Russia ceasefire within three months of hostilities having broken out in February 2022.

In response to Trump’s posts of May 26 and May 27 berating Putin, a post on X asks didn’t Trump know that Ukraine had launched over a thousand attack drones into Russia in the last seven days, didn’t he know that Russia had destroyed the Antonov factory in Kiev where those drones were produced, and didn’t he know Putin’s aircraft was threatened in the drone  assault? Trump obviously knew all this, but he is in a Catch 22 situation, like little Dennis shuttling between his home and that of Mr Wilson. Having promised in his pre-election campaigning to end the war in Ukraine within a month of assuming his second presidency, the lure of trade, personal profits, and political support (backed by the arms and oil lobbies) at home has taken precedence.

Trump’s recent trip to the Middle East showed his main focus is exporting arms and getting investments to make America rich, as well as making money for himself and his family. The Indian Air Force (IAF) shooting down four US-supplied F-16 fighter jets of Pakistan during Operation Sindoor is viewed as a setback to US arms exports. It has led to calls for not exporting F-35s to India, saying Indian pilots are not well trained and if a F-35 goes down, US exports will suffer (sic). The source code of the F-35, controlling everything from weapons integration to radar to flight dynamics, is the ‘holy grail’ that will never be shared; a Trojan Horse to be bought off-the-shelf, not knowing what is inside. Incidentally, Tata has delivered 300 fuselages to the US, while India is yet to receive a single Apache helicopter despite a one-year delay. Trump’s love for terrorist Pakistan is already known.  The US spent billions on creating (in conjunction Pakistan) Taliban to oust the Soviets from Afghanistan, and deliberately gifted billions worth of weapon, weapon systems of armament while withdrawing from Afghanistan in August 2021.  The US has been paying USD 40 million per week to Afghanistan (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/usaid-sending-40-million-per-week-to-taliban-witness-drops-bombshell-at-congress-hearing/videoshow/118607686.cms?from=mdr); despite the UN report of July 2024 stating that the Taliban supports TTP-AQIS alliance carrying out attacks under the name of Tehreek-e-Jihad Pakistan.

Trump goes along Zelensky’s drone terrorism against Russia is because of his rare earth minerals deal with Kiev, details of which are kept secret. Joe Biden’s brat has been making millions from Ukraine and Trump’s relatives are doing same in Pakistan. But on the other hand, Russia has vast amounts of rare earth minerals and Trump is drooling over prospects of huge trade with Russia after the war is over, with him and his family minting billions in the process.

Trump has been saying there would be no peace between Russia and Ukraine until Putin and he got together. So, what’s stopping him inviting Putin and Zelensky? Trump signed an executive order on February 7, 2025, imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for issuing arrest warrants against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But there is no squeak from Trump with the same ICC issuing arrest warrants against Putin; that too on Goofy Joe Biden administration-sponsored propaganda, ignoring human rights violations by Ukrainian forces, evidence of which existed.   

In the immediate aftermath of World War II, the US lost no time setting the ball rolling for the Nazification of not only NATO but also the West (https://news4masses.com/white-taliban-organization-wto/). The results are more than visible in the leadership of European nations, as well as in the hierarchy of the European Union. America has continued to supply weapons to Ukraine after the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on rare earth minerals was signed. Trump signed the agreement and on the same day, US$50 million in weapons sales to Ukraine were approved; under the pretext of a broader commitment to Ukraine's long-term security and prosperity. Trump has absolutely nothing to say about long-range weapons, drone and strike aircraft being supplied to Ukraine by the White Taliban Organization, including Britain and Germany, with the ‘Nazi Puss Club’ of Ursula von der Leyen and Angela Merkel playing their double-game. To win a second term as chancellor, midget Merkel opened Europe’s gates to Syrian refugees (who were not from Syria alone); aftereffects of which Europe is suffering through frequent violence and radicals barging into churches. The only response from the Trump Administration is a Level 2 advisory for Americans travelling to Italy and Belgium (https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/us-issues-level-2-travel-warnings-for-citizens-traveling-to-italy-belgium-5863976?utm_source=rtnewsnoe&src_src=rtnewsnoe&utm_campaign=rtbreaking-2025-05-27-3&src_cmp=rtbreaking-2025-05-27-3&utm_medium=email&utm_content=access0&est=M4H%2BHd2TGqWJvbqg86S6aCYsSFAo0fP510gpS%2BGCJyM2v9o677wqc4zACM8yDkkB%2F2zK%2BQ%3D%3D). Merkel’s successor Scholz, called ‘boiled sausage’ on social media, also tried his best to fuel the war in Ukraine, and now French President Emmanuel Macron, locked in tight embrace with Zelensky, is also working on similar lines.

Zelensky has been desperately trying to up the ante against Russia with deeper strikes into Russian territory; the Joe Biden dream to initiate a Russia-Europe War and weaken Russia while the US sits on the fence and profits economically and strategically. So now German Chancellor Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz want to supply 500-km Taurus missiles to Ukraine and start co-production of long-range missiles with Ukraine – Trump has no comments. Whether Merz has Hitler’s genes is not known but Merz probably seeks revenge for his forefathers who froze to death in the siege of Leningrad in World War II (September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944). He may not have to commit to commit suicide like Hitler, but will he remain safe in Berlin after initiating a Russia-Europe war?

On May 28, speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the US Attorney at the White House, Trump said he will find out in about two weeks if Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to end the ongoing war and if “he's tapping America along.” He warned that he would deal with Putin “differently” if he was tapping the US. Well it is Trump himself who loves doing the tap dance in public, and it doesn’t bother him (same as Biden) that the US is not only using taxpayers money, but also borrowing money to fund the war in Ukraine (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/pUZC0JDISOQ). This is because any amount of currency can be printed and the US Congress will never let any government shut shop. 

Trump’s statement of finding out Putin’s intentions in “about two weeks” would probably coincide with Trump’s 79th birthday bash on June 14 – including a military parade involving 28 x Abrams tanks, 28 x Stryker ICVs, more than 100 other vehicles, a World War II-era B-52 bomber, 6,700 soldier, 50 x helicopters, 34 horses, two mules, and a dog, according to media reports. If Mr Wilson was alive, Dennis would have certainly invited him but now whether he will invite Elon Musk remains doubtful, given Trump’s idiosyncrasies.

Is Trump really serious about ending the war in Ukraine , or is he unaffected – the war can continue as long America is safe? So, what will the Trump legacy be – Joe Biden 2.0 or worse, and what happens when he finishes his present term?

The author is an Indian Army veteran. Views expressed are personal.