Under Trump, Americas New Friends: Russia, North Korea and Belarus

If the old saying is true, that you are known by who your friends are, then President Trump may be telling the world something about who he plans to be in this second term.In a move that redrew the international order, Mr.Trump this week had the United States vote against a U.N.

General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on the third anniversary of the war.Among the countries that Mr.Trump joined in siding with Russia? North Korea, Belarus, Syria and Sudan.Those he stood against? Britain, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, Japan and most of the rest of the world.It would be hard to think of a starker demonstration of how radically Mr.

Trump is recalibrating America’s place in the world after barely a month back in office.He is positioning the United States in the camp of the globe’s chief rogue states in opposition to the countries that have been America’s best friends since World War II or before.The fracturing of the U.S.

bond with its traditional allies carries profound implications for the future of American foreign policy.Even as leaders from Poland, France and Britain are heading to Washington this week to try to lure Mr.

Trump back into the fold, they and their compatriots face the reality that he does not share their values or see their priorities being in concert with American interests.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe....