DONALD Trump has returned to the White House “stronger” than ever, a psychiatrist says.
Gabriel Diaconu believes the US president is determined to “change the course of history” – with the Ukrainian peace deal the first salvo in his plot.
Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured speaking in Kyiv this week, was labelled a ‘dictator’ by Trump[/caption]
Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade firing a MRLS BM-21 ‘Grad’ towards Russian positions in Donetsk[/caption]
Trump and Zelensky had a furious shouting match during their White House meeting[/caption]
Trump’s behaviour also indicates he is “exploiting” a “power vacuum” in Europe as he strives for “technological, resource and economic supremacy”, Dr Diaconu said.
Just weeks into his second term, Trump has sent shockwaves across the world by signing a flurry of executive orders – and cosying up to Vladimir Putin.
Trump, 78, last week stunned Ukraine’s allies as he branded Zelensky a “dictator” and said Kyiv had no place in peace talks with Moscow.
And last night Trump unleashed a blistering attack on Zelensky as the pair had a furious showdown at the White House.
Dr Diaconu, a former co-chair at the World Psychiatric Association, said Trump’s behaviour at the start of his second term indicates he has come back “bigger and wiser” than before.
He believes Trump is on a mission to change the course of history – with a peace deal between Moscow and Kyiv top of his list.
Russia has been largely iced out by much of the world since Putin ordered thousands of his fighters across the border into Ukraine three years ago.
Washington had stood firmly against Moscow with its European allies, but Trump has now turned the tide.
Washington and Moscow have continued to negotiate a peace deal with both Zelensky and other European leaders noticeably absent.
Trump is pushing for a quick peace – but Zelensky has insisted he will not sign any deal he is not part of discussions for.
The US leader is also demanding the heroic Ukrainian president sign over resource rights to pay for military support from Washington.
He has asked for a staggering amount in payback from Ukraine to the tune of £400bn ($500bn).
It came after Trump claimed “modestly successful comedian” Zelensky had “talked the US into a war that couldn’t be won” in blistering attack on social media.
Trump then this week snubbed a UN resolution demanding Russian troops leave Ukraine.
His administration joined Iran, North Korea, Belarus, Hungary and 13 others to oppose the call – with Trump also declining to call Putin a “dictator”, despite labelling Zelensky as such.
Dr Diaconu told The Sun: “For the purpose of being great it once meant regaining hegemony, regaining influence, regaining supremacy on the world map, that’s no longer enough for Trump.
“What he seeks is a change of history.”
He added that Trump appears willing to take a gamble on his mission – even if it means he faces backlash.
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Trump & Zelensky’s showdown
DONALD Trump has accused Volodymyr Zelensky of “not wanting peace” just hours after a furious showdown in the White House.
The two leaders had been set to finalise a critical minerals deal, securing US control over a portion of Ukraine’s vast resources in exchange for continued wartime aid.
But the high-stakes meeting collapsed into chaos, with Trump berating Zelensky for failing to show enough gratitude and demanding he cut a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Speaking outside Air Force One, Trump declared: “President Zelensky is not ready for peace if America is involved, because he feels our involvement gives him a big advantage in negotiations.”
“I don’t want advantage, I want PEACE,” Trump insisted.
“He disrespected the United States of America in its cherished Oval Office. He can come back when he is ready for peace.”
Tensions exploded inside the White House as Trump yelled at Zelensky, accusing him of “gambling with World War Three” and calling him “ungrateful.”
The meeting—meant to finalise a critical minerals deal — descended into chaos as Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Zelensky clashed in a brutal three-way shouting match.
At one point, all three men were seen leaning forward, pointing fingers, and throwing their arms around in fury.
Trump didn’t hold back.
“Your people are very brave, but you’re either going to make a deal or we’re out,” he raged.
“If we’re out, you’ll fight it out. People are dying… you’re running low on soldiers. You don’t have the cards.”
When Zelensky pushed back, Trump snapped: “You’re gambling with the lives of millions of people! You’re gambling with World War Three!”
Vance piled on, demanding: “Have you said ‘thank you’ once this entire meeting?”
Zelensky replied: “A lot of times.”
The blow-up ended with Trump scrapping the planned press conference and ordering Zelensky out.
The senior psychiatrist said Trump’s personality could have been shaped by events that have happened since he left the White House in 2021 – including assassination attempts and the hush money scandal.
Dr Diaconu told The Sun: “Some people when they are catapulted onto the map of great history, go through a disaster or a personal crisis.
“Trump 2.0 went through a disaster and a personal crisis.
“And this disaster and personal crisis has to do with the way he has been silenced by the Biden administration on various charges from Hush Money to the Stormy Daniels scandal to the assassination attempt against him.
“Trump 2.0 is the one who dodged the fatal bullet millimeters. And everything he does now is under the powerful impression of the high-handed mission.”
Trump has had a tumultuous time since leaving the White House in 2021 – marred by his hush money scandal.
Last May, he was found guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records, relating to an alleged scheme to hide hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
Trump protested his innocence and insisted legal experts thought there was “no case” and the proceedings were a “witch hunt”.
Just days before his second term, Trump appeared in court via remote video link for sentencing.
A judge sentenced him to an “unconditional discharge” – meaning he was spared any penalty, including jail time or a fine.
It still, however, has made him the first US president to take office with a felony conviction.
As well as his court fiasco, Trump also suffered assassination attempts – most infamously during a rally in Pennsylvania when a bullet came close to taking his life.
Trump was addressing a crowd of MAGA fans on July 13 when a gunman opened fire – with the bullet scraping his ear.
Just months later in September, Trump was rushed to safety as Secret Service agents opened fire on a gunman brandishing an AK-47 in nearby bushes at his National Golf Club in Florida.
Dr Diaconu believes Trump – whose personality he described as “catalytic” – has been spurred on by these events to push forward more aggressively than ever.
He said the businessman is using “raid-like actions” to feed off a “power vacuum” in Europe.
He added: “There is a power vacuum on the old continent that Donald Trump is exploiting.
“Post-Merkel Germany isn’t what it was, Macron hasn’t delivered, the demise, the death of Queen Elizabeth and King Charles’s health problems have meant that Britain doesn’t have the same exposure.
“But that leaves some wide maneuvering room and all that disinformation that the Trump regime plays extremely, extremely well.
“We’re already looking at a new epoch in history, where obviously the same European Union that stood up to Putin will have to find diplomatic negotiating platforms when Trump basically makes peace with Putin.
“The peace between Trump and Putin is a union of the two towers.”
Trump’s WW3 warning
DONALD Trump gave a chilling World War Three warning to Europe over the Russian-Ukraine peace plans.
Speaking at a news conference with “friend” Emmanuel Macron, Trump repeated that the war in Ukraine would “never have happened if I was President”.
But he also made a stern warning that any overspill could have a devastating outcome if a peace deal isn’t secured.
He said: “There will be a point where it is not going to stop at those two countries.
“Already there is such involvement from other countries and it could really lead to a very big war, World War III, and we are not gonna let that happen either.”
Trump added: “It’s time to restore peace and I think we’re going to do it.
“We have had some great conversations, including with Russia.”
The Republican said the focus is now “achieving a ceasefire as soon as possible, and ultimately a permanent peace”.
He also turned to the funding of the war, arguing that the “cost and burden” is not to come just from the US.
Trump said: “I’m also pleased that Macron agrees that the cost and burden of securing the peace must be borne by the nations of Europe, not alone by the US, and Europe must take that central role in ensuring long-term security of Ukraine, which they want to do.”
He added that the US has handed over more aid to Ukraine than any other nation – with a “big difference” between the total spent by Europe and America.
Trump also believes that Russia is going “all-out” to make sure the war ends and said Putin “has no problem” with European peacekeepers.
