国际英语资讯:Commentary: Wests coordinated actions against Russia over spy poisoning worth pondering_时事

国际英语资讯:Commentary: Wests coordinated actions against Russia over spy poisoning worth pondering

BEIJING, March 27 -- In response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy with a nerve agent, more than 20 Western countries have announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats.

U.S. President Donald Trump Monday announced that 60 Russian diplomats in the United States will be expelled and the Russian consulate in Seattle will be closed.

Russia has denied any involvement in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia at a shopping center in Salisbury, Britain, on March 4.

Seldom have the United States and its European allies danced at a synchronized tempo on the global stage since Trump assumed presidency.

Given the widening rift within the transatlantic alliance, the display of unity among the Western nations vis-a-vis the poisoning case is worth pondering.

There has been a shadow over the transatlantic partnership since Trump's election and Brexit.

Trump embarrassed his European allies by refusing to shake hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a meeting in the Oval Office packed with journalists, making public a handshake rivalry with French President Emmanuel Macron, endorsing Brexit and openly criticizing Germany on its immigration policy.

In an attempt to comfort Europe, German magazine International Politics and Society said in an article posted on its website that although Trump has offended or humiliated nearly every single head of state or government, at least he hasn't declared a war till now.