Trump prefers dealing with Putin
October 20, 2026
Analysis: Published in Geneva’s Le Temps by acclaimed international cartoonist Patrick Chappatte and featured in the Brooklyn Eagle Cartoon Sketchbook, the cartoon visually portrays a White House renovation and victory gala welcoming Vladimir Putin while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is left out in the cold amid war ruins. The illustration captures the shock across European capitals following Washington’s 60-day waiver of statutory Russia sanctions and its push for an energy ceasefire that leaves Moscow’s territorial gains intact. Strategically, the cartoon underscores how transactional bilateralism between Washington and Moscow is dismantling post-Cold War transatlantic security guarantees.