King Charles made a bold statement on Ukraine during his state dinner for President Donald Trump: “Today, as tyranny once again threatens Europe, we and our allies stand together in support of Ukraine, to deter aggression and secure peace.”

That bit about securing peace was a nod to Trump’s fancied self-image as a peace-maker, but it was a high-stakes move. The President nodded lightly, possibly grunted, but didn’t demur. The next day, at a press conference with Sir Keir Starmer, Trump himself chastised the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, saying, “he’s really let me down”.

Trump feels somewhat awkward that Putin can’t be bothered to pretend to want peace after the Alaska summit, and is instead raining missiles and drones on Ukrainian civilians. However, the US President is practically

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