The US peace plan for Ukraine, negotiated with Moscow, worries Kiev and Europe as it appears to be a surrender. Proposal of territorial cession to Russian control, reduction of the Ukrainian army and unfavorable conditions for Ukraine. Although there is no official confirmation, the plan generates agitation in Europe. It is feared that it is pressure from Washington on Kiev. Russia continues its military actions.
The analysis examines debt stabilization in the European Union, United Kingdom and United States, estimating significant fiscal adjustment necessary in countries such as the US, France and the UK to stabilize debt, although public debt is considered sustainable with additional fiscal efforts.
The UN resolution for Gaza, approved with the Trump Plan, has not changed the situation on the ground. The ceasefire is fragile, Hamas remains armed and reconstruction is distant. The reality in Gaza is difficult: lack of physical progress, violence and insufficient humanitarian aid. The resolution proposes a transnational government to disarm Hamas and ensure reconstruction, but obstacles persist such as Hamas’s rejection and Israel’s stance against an independent Palestinian state.
The JNIM economic blockade in Kayes and Nioro chokes Bamako, paralyzing the economy, generating fuel shortages and affecting Mali’s stability. The jihadist pressure extends the risk to the region.
MBS, the Saudi crown prince, visits Washington for commercial and defense agreements with Trump, seeking to consolidate his role as a modern leader and peace mediator, despite outrage over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
