Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Donald Trump promised to end wars and pull America out of foreign conflicts. Instead, the U.S. entered 2026 attacking Venezuela, striking across Africa and the Middle East, and pressuring Ukraine — while calling it all “America First.”
Ukraïner International’s Anastasiia Marushevska explains why that isn’t a contradiction. It’s how populist power works: replacing policy with performance, strategy with narrative, and reality with the illusion of “common sense.”
From Venezuela to Europe to Ukraine, this is the logic shaping U.S. foreign policy — and why relying on the old world order is becoming dangerously misleading.
The media product is produced by NGO «Ukraïner» with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden.
The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of NGO «Ukraïner» and can in no way be taken to reflect the views the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.
💚 Ukraїner International is a non-profit media that works globally to promote democratic values. If you like the podcast, please support us: buymeacoffee.com/ukrainerinternational
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Donald Trump promised to end wars and pull America out of foreign conflicts. Instead, the U.S. entered 2026 attacking Venezuela, striking across Africa and the Middle East, and pressuring Ukraine — while calling it all “America First.”
Ukraïner International’s Anastasiia Marushevska explains why that isn’t a contradiction. It’s how populist power works: replacing policy with performance, strategy with narrative, and reality with the illusion of “common sense.”
From Venezuela to Europe to Ukraine, this is the logic shaping U.S. foreign policy — and why relying on the old world order is becoming dangerously misleading.
The media product is produced by NGO «Ukraïner» with the support of the Askold and Dir Fund as a part of the the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine - a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project, implemented by ISAR Ednannia, funded by Norway and Sweden.
The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of NGO «Ukraïner» and can in no way be taken to reflect the views the Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.
💚 Ukraїner International is a non-profit media that works globally to promote democratic values. If you like the podcast, please support us: buymeacoffee.com/ukrainerinternational
📗 Buy our merchandise and books, where 30% of the cost goes to support our work: store.ukrainer.net/en
