Graham Stuart is perhaps not the best-known Tory backbencher, but the former energy minister has catapulted himself into the national limelight with his remarks this morning. Stuart, the longstanding MP for Beverley and Holderness since 2005, took to X today to float the idea that President Donald Trump is an, er, ‘Russian asset’.
He wrote on the social media site that: ‘We have to consider the possibility that President Trump is a Russian asset. If so, Trump’s acquisition is the crowning achievement of Putin’s FSB career – and Europe is on its own.’ Even Tom Clancy might blush at that plot line…
It comes after the Trump administration announced last night that it has suspended all US military aid to Ukraine – blocking billions as the White House continues to pressure Volodymyr Zelensky to accept its approach to peace with Putin. While a senior figure assured Fox News that it is ‘not permanent termination of aid, it’s a pause’, the move is a blow for European nations who have been urging the new President to continue its support.
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