While the global elite at the United Nations fawn over Volodymyr Zelenskyy and write blank checks for foreign borders, the American southern border remains under invasion by cartels pumping fentanyl into our communities. The ruling class priorities were on full display in New York: endless aid for Ukraine, zero solutions for the chaos at home.
The disconnect between the international establishment and the working class has never been starker. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a fresh $60 million package for Ukraine after an emotional meeting with Zelenskyy, bringing Australia’s total contribution to $1.9 billion since 2022. The two signed a 10-year security agreement, with Albanese hugging the Ukrainian president and declaring that allowing Russia to break international law "sets a bad precedent for the entire world." The Guardian framed the meeting as an "emotional" display of solidarity; ordinary Americans might see it as another example of foreign interests soaking up resources while their own neighborhoods are left to rot.
Albanese insisted the war is "an issue for the world." For Americans, the issue is the cost. The war has helped spike diesel prices to nearly double what they were last year. That economic reality is driving a very different approach from the Trump administration. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. has invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in December, hosted at Trump National Doral in Miami—a significant reversal of Russia’s international isolation.
"In order to solve problems, you have to meet with people you disagree with," Rubio said. The move puts distance between the U.S. and the endless-war posture of European allies, who recently refused to pose for photos with Russian officials. Zelenskyy, meanwhile, is demanding more pain for Moscow, urging the UN to "keep choking Russia’s revenues" and warning the war could "metastasize."
But Trump is looking at the domestic bottom line. He is currently seeking a partial ceasefire, specifically pressing Zelenskyy to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries to take pressure off global energy prices—and American wallets—before the midterm elections.
The UN crowd warns that the conflict could spread if Putin isn't stopped. For Americans watching fentanyl spread through their towns, the real threat of metastasis is already here, funded by the same open-border policies the global elite refuse to fix.
