{"id":241905,"date":"2025-02-19T01:40:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/right-wing-media-praises-u-s-russia-talks-as-breath-of-fresh-air\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T01:40:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T01:40:07","slug":"right-wing-media-praises-u-s-russia-talks-as-breath-of-fresh-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/19\/right-wing-media-praises-u-s-russia-talks-as-breath-of-fresh-air\/","title":{"rendered":"Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as \u2018Breath of Fresh Air\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2025\/02\/18\/business\/RUSSIA-RIGHT-sub\/RUSSIA-RIGHT-sub-facebookJumbo.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as \u2018Breath of Fresh Air\u2019\" title=\"Right-Wing Media Praises U.S.-Russia Talks as \u2018Breath of Fresh Air\u2019\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/world\/europe\/us-russia-saudi-ukraine.html\" title=\"\">without including Ukraine in the talks<\/a>, was a revelation that many believed reversed years of efforts to isolate Moscow.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But prominent voices in the right-wing media world interpreted the development this week as cause for celebration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cEvery day has kind of felt like Christmas morning, hasn\u2019t it?\u201d Kari Lake, the former TV news anchor who is poised to run Voice of America, said during a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HumanEvents\/status\/1891943309033042307\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">podcast interview<\/a> on Tuesday. \u201cPresident Trump wants peace for every nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Charlie Kirk, the co-founder of Turning Point USA and podcast host who has more than 4.6 million followers on the social media platform X, praised the discussions as \u201ca breath of fresh air.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And Jack Posobiec, a die-hard Trump loyalist perhaps best known for spreading the infamous \u201cPizzagate\u201d conspiracy theory, invoked the title of Mr. Trump\u2019s 1987 best-selling book. \u201cLadies and gentlemen,\u201d he <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/v6m7kao-human-events-daily-with-jack-posobiec.html\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said on his podcast<\/a>, \u201cit\u2019s the art of the peace deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">They are among a growing pool of Trump-aligned media figures who have become among the harshest critics of American strategy in addressing Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine, deeming the Biden administration\u2019s efforts wasteful, detrimental to national interests and, ultimately, futile. They have opposed sending more aid to Ukraine, argued against including the country in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and suggested that it should relinquish at least some of the territory seized by Russia in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Now that Mr. Trump is back in charge, many of those same right-wing voices have functioned as a supportive chorus, cheering the president\u2019s unorthodox approach of directly engaging with Russian leadership and creating a media narrative that runs counter to the deep unease expressed by the foreign policy establishment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">That increasing numbers of Republicans are falling in line with this once-fringe view is a testament to Mr. Trump\u2019s ability to bring his Republican Party to heel on nearly any issue, even one that upends its previously hawkish stance toward Russia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is representing the United States at the talks with Russia in Saudi Arabia, was once a champion of Ukraine, although last year as a senator he voted against a congressional aid package that Mr. Trump opposed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Trump campaigned on a promise to end the war in Ukraine, and over the past week he has pushed the matter to the top of his agenda. On Wednesday, he disclosed a surprise phone call with <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/12\/us\/politics\/trump-putin-call-russia-ukraine-war.html\" title=\"\">Russia\u2019s president, Vladimir V. Putin<\/a>, which Mr. Trump characterized as the beginning of peace negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A day after the call, Tucker Carlson dedicated large portions of a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/tuckercarlson.com\/tucker-victor-orban-2025\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">live interview<\/a> with President Viktor Orban of Hungary \u2014 himself a darling of the American right \u2014 to the war and its potential resolution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cDonald Trump already changed the mind-set of the whole Western world,\u201d Mr. Orban told him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Carlson, a former Fox News star who is now among the country\u2019s most popular podcasters, had long promoted pro-Russian arguments on his Fox prime-time show, arguing that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine was a dictator being used by the West to undermine Russia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A year ago, Mr. Carlson flew to Moscow to conduct <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/02\/08\/business\/media\/tucker-carlson-putin-interview.html\" title=\"\">a two-hour interview<\/a> with Mr. Putin, the Russian president\u2019s first one-on-one session with a representative of a Western media outlet in several years. Mr. Carlson, who expressed sympathy for Mr. Putin\u2019s viewpoint, has made criticism of U.S. and European aid to Ukraine, as well as Ukraine\u2019s own governance, a centerpiece of his messaging.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Throughout his political career, Mr. Trump has shown himself to be especially receptive to that kind of commentary, not only amplifying the viewpoints of his media supporters but often acting in direct response to them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Last week, that dynamic appeared to reach new heights when Mr. Posobiec accompanied the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on his trip to Germany, Belgium and Poland <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/15\/us\/politics\/hegseth-ukraine-russia.html\" title=\"\">for high-level security meetings<\/a>. Mr. Posobiec occupied a front-row seat \u2014 if not an active role \u2014 in highly sensitive diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Posobiec is not a government official and was not traveling as part of the press corps. Instead, he was invited by Pentagon officials and appeared to have seemingly unfettered access, allowing the influencer to provide running commentary on high-level conversations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Posobiec then traveled with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to Ukraine, where he met with Mr. Zelensky. Mr. Posobiec referred to the trip as \u201cthe Trump peace delegation.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Critics, including many veterans of the diplomatic corps, have been alarmed by Mr. Trump\u2019s apparent rapprochement with Russia. The talks in Saudi Arabia were a swerve from previous American efforts to isolate Russia and impose sanctions on its political and financial leaders as punishment for the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which led to Europe\u2019s most destructive war in decades. Opponents also labeled the talks as a potential peril for trans-Atlantic alliances like NATO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Brit Hume, Fox News\u2019s chief political analyst, sounded a note of caution about the negotiations. He speculated that the direct talks between the United States and Russia were a precursor to a more inclusive round of negotiations, which he thought may ultimately bring together the parties to find a solution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI don\u2019t think he is going to sell out Ukraine,\u201d Mr. Hume said of Mr. Trump. \u201cI think these early talks in Saudi Arabia are just about the contours of the table, in all likelihood. And obviously you can\u2019t make peace between two countries when you\u2019re only negotiating with one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/18\/business\/media\/trump-russia-right-wing-media.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News that the Trump administration had agreed with Russia to try to negotiate a peace settlement for Ukraine, without including Ukraine in the talks, was a revelation that many believed reversed years of efforts to isolate Moscow. 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