The Daily Populous Friday August 29th, 2025 morning edition
Authored by newsukraine.rbc.ua and submitted by BreakfastTop6899

President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made a harsh statement about US President Donald Trump. In his opinion, the American leader is "objectively a Soviet or Russian agent," reports Euronews .

"The supreme leader of the world's largest superpower is objectively a Soviet or Russian asset," said de Sousa on August 27 during a speech in Castelo de Vide.

Trump's efforts to present himself as the main mediator in reconciling Ukraine and Russia did not make a good impression on the Portuguese president. De Sousa noted that Trump's attempts to "settle" the war were not beneficial for Ukraine.

"Objectively, the new US leadership strategically contributed to Russia," he added.

As an example, de Sousa reminded that "every day" there are new threats from the US to impose sanctions on the Kremlin. However, in reality, none of Trump's promises to strengthen sanctions had been fulfilled.

According to the Portuguese leader, Trump tries to play the role of an "arbiter," but at the same time wants to negotiate "only with one side." Kyiv and its European allies are literally forced to pressure Washington to also take part in the negotiations.

De Sousa added that Europe downplayed "the importance of Trump and Trumpism" and also did not believe that the balance of power in the White House and US policy could change so drastically after Trump came to power.

Meanwhile, media write that US President Donald Trump is not satisfied with the demands of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Europe for ending the war. He wants peace at any cost.

In recent days, Trump has expressed in private conversations his frustration that his loud diplomatic efforts have not brought results — but he blames not Russia and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

ILikeTuwtles1991 on August 28th, 2025 at 22:24 UTC »

He probably felt comfortable saying this because Trump can't find Portugal on a map.

BeautifulTorment on August 28th, 2025 at 22:18 UTC »

Good on him for calling out what the whole world can plainly see.

BreakfastTop6899 on August 28th, 2025 at 22:11 UTC »

President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made a harsh statement about US President Donald Trump. In his opinion, the American leader is "objectively a Soviet or Russian agent," reports Euronews. "The supreme leader of the world's largest superpower is objectively a Soviet or Russian asset," said de Sousa on August 27 during a speech in Castelo de Vide.