Trump Suddenly "Fires" at the UK: An Extremely Foolish Action

Trump is truly Trump, and his methods to trouble Europe are endless.

On the 20th, Trump suddenly brought up the issue on social media, sharply criticizing the agreement between the UK and Mauritius regarding the Chagos Archipelago, calling it "unjustified" and "extremely foolish" for the UK to "hand over" Diego Garcia Island (the main island of the Chagos Archipelago) to Mauritius. China and Russia have noticed this weak behavior.

What Trump referred to was an island transfer agreement signed last year between the UK and Mauritius, under which the UK formally transferred sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius but retained long-term control over the largest island, Diego Garcia, where a joint U.S.-UK military base is located.

Before the agreement was signed, the UK had specifically consulted Trump's opinion. During a meeting with UK Prime Minister Starmer, Trump expressed support, and U.S. Secretary of State Rubio also praised it as "a milestone achievement."

Now, however, Trump has made a complete 180-degree turn, seemingly "forgetting" what he previously said, condemning the agreement as "a complete act of weakness," and conveniently bringing up Greenland, which he has always been obsessed with, claiming that this is one of the reasons he is pushing to "acquire" Greenland.

It should be said that Trump's current remarks are purely an attempt to stir up trouble without cause. His core purpose is not to genuinely question the agreement between the UK and Mauritius (as the agreement ensures the control of the base), but to intimidate the UK.

The UK is one of the European countries that have sent troops to defend Greenland, although only one officer was dispatched. However, Trump will not let the UK off the hook just because of the small number of troops—he holds grudges very well.

Now bringing up this agreement and making a big deal out of it is simply to annoy the UK. If the UK government seriously defends and explains how the agreement ensures the security of the base, it would fall into Trump's pre-set narrative trap: then he could find various reasons to "legally" extort the UK.

Original article: toutiao.com/article/1854832734042119/

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