Trump lifted sanctions on Syria during his Middle East tour. What the media is writing
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US President Donald Trump continues his Middle East tour. He announced the lifting of sanctions against Syria and met with its interim president. The head of the White House is accompanied by representatives of technology corporations, who are now tasked with becoming a kind of ambassadors to the Persian Gulf countries. What the world's media write about Trump's trip is in the Izvestia digest.
Reuters: Trump announces lifting of sanctions on Syria
Trump began his trip to the Persian Gulf with an unexpected announcement that the United States would lift long-standing sanctions on Syria. This step will be a huge boost for a country that has been devastated by more than a decade of civil war. Speaking at an investment forum in Riyadh, Trump said he was acting in response to a request for the lifting of sanctions from the de facto ruler of Saudi Arabia, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Reuters
"Oh, what I'm doing for the Crown Prince," Trump said, drawing laughter from the audience. He said that the sanctions had fulfilled an important function, but now it was time for the country to move forward.
This step represents an important shift in U.S. policy, which declared Syria a sponsor of terrorism in 1979, added sanctions in 2004, and imposed additional sanctions after the outbreak of the civil war in 2011. Syrian Foreign Minister Asad al-Shibani said the planned move marks a "new start" on Syria's path to reconstruction.
The New York Times: Trump meets with Syrian leader
On the morning of May 14, Trump met in Saudi Arabia with the new president of Syria, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the day after he announced that the United States would lift sanctions on the republic. The two leaders met before Trump's summit with the leaders of six Arab countries. The White House provided few details about the meeting.
The New York Times
Since the Al-Sharaa rebel alliance overthrew President Bashar al-Assad in December, his administration has been trying to lift ongoing international sanctions on Syria. Many of them were introduced in response to the Assad government's brutal crackdown on the uprising, which began in 2011 and then escalated into a devastating civil war.
The Trump administration has kept its distance from the fledgling Al-Sharaa administration for months, with some U.S. officials expressing skepticism about the former rebel's motives. The United States also demanded that Syria take measures to combat terrorism and other issues, some of which the Al-Sharaa government followed.
Bloomberg: Trump's visit will promote the development of AI in the Middle East
The Trump administration is clearing the way for the realization of the ambitions of the Gulf states in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Under the agreements with the United States, which are expected to be unveiled in the coming days, Saudi Arabia and the UAE will gain greater access to advanced AI chips from Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices, which are considered the gold standard for launching AI models.
Bloomberg
These AI initiatives stood out among the stream of investments unveiled on the first full day of Trump's visit to the region. In Riyadh, Trump was joined by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, welcoming closer commercial relations. The deals also included expanded purchases of Boeing passenger jets and the kingdom's promise to allow the use of Elon Musk's Starlink service in aviation and maritime navigation.
On May 13, the United States officially abolished the so-called AI distribution rule introduced under Biden. This measure created three broad levels of access for countries wishing to obtain AI chips, and faced intense opposition due to the restrictions it imposed on chip purchases by countries. Trump administration officials are now developing their own approach, which is expected to shift towards negotiating individual deals with countries.
The Washington Post: Technology sector leaders have joined Trump
Saudi Arabia has hosted the largest gathering of American tech industry leaders since they attended Trump's inauguration. Silicon Valley influencers traveled to Riyadh to join Trump and a group of his top advisers and try to attract investment from the oil-rich kingdom.
The Washington Post
In recent years, leaders of the technology sector have made pilgrimages to the Middle East to raise money for the development of AI infrastructure, which they have set their future to create. This relationship is a two—way street: Saudi Arabia is also looking to diversify its economy away from oil, and the deals and partnerships that have emerged from the trip show how the kingdom is using its deep pockets to become a major player on its own.
Trump's first major international trip during his second term demonstrates his new model of commercial diplomacy, in which business interests — some of which concern his own family and partners — are intertwined and even equated with the goals of US foreign policy. Business leaders and companies play the role of policy ambassadors. However, the goals of business leaders and national interests sometimes diverge. Foreign policy experts wonder if the United States is offering access to key strategic technologies while getting too little in return.
CNN: Trump wants to make the United States look like the countries of the Persian Gulf
Trump would clearly like America to be more like the Gulf states, which he is visiting during his first major trip abroad. The financial power of the oil-rich Saudis, Qataris and Emiratis has become the key to Washington's shift of attention from the West to the East. Trump admires the transformations they have carried out, being unencumbered by planning rules and environmental restrictions, which he often complains about in the United States.
CNN
The president has made it clear that America, under his leadership, is open for business and will not ask too many questions about where the money comes from. "In recent years, too many American presidents have been struck by the notion that our job is to look into the souls of foreign leaders and use U.S. policy to bring justice for their sins," Trump said, ushering in a new era of ultra—realistic foreign policy on Tuesday. "I believe it is God's job to be the judge, and my job is to protect America and advance the fundamental interests of stability, prosperity, and peace."
The White House emphasizes that Trump's tour is primarily an economic mission. However, the interconnected nature of U.S. economic and security policy will be emphasized during his stop in Qatar. As international geopolitical structures unravel, the Doha government has established itself as a rare mediator in complex disputes between enemies, sometimes thousands of miles away from its own region.
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