Every week is a flurry of events on the global stage.

The United States-Ukraine meeting in Washington was not just extraordinary; it was comparable to a tectonic shift — a pillar of European regional security has completely switched its stance. The U.S., which Europeans have seen as a security guarantor for all of Europe since 1945, is no longer playing that role. What I'm thankful to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for is that he exposed U.S. President Donald Trump for what he is, showing exactly where he stands in relation to Russia and Putin's ambitions toward Ukraine. The question now is: does NATO without the U.S. equal Asia without the U.S. as well? I feel that we won’t have to wait for too long to find out the answer. So, we must get ready.

The first round of tariff shots took place just a day ago. Some countries retaliated and even raised their stakes. Now, the ball is in Trump’s court again. It doesn’t really matter whether he continues to escalate or not — the pain of those tariffs is already being felt in plummeting stock prices. Soon, we will see it reflected in rising prices of goods everywhere.

Speaking of tariffs, our own table needs to be revisited. For example, if you try to import the latest Blackwell video card from abroad, you’ll pay nearly half the price in tariffs. The same applies to any high-end computer motherboards. Why video cards and motherboards? Apparently, these are essential for........

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