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Fareed Zakaria: America's allies "no longer know whether they can trust it"

His CNN commentary starts with Elon Musk's Starlink setback in India, then turns to Poland's Radosław Sikorski, who says Europe is now paying for Ukraine's defense and wants a say in how the war ends.

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Why this story? One of CNN's most watched videos since yesterday, with 835,948 views.

The world's trust in America is collapsing. That has consequences. | Fareed's Take

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0:00Zakaria says Musk's attempt to pressure India over Starlink backfired because trust in America is collapsing.
2:30Pew survey graphics show China viewed more favorably than the United States in a number of countries.
3:06Saudi Arabia's defense arrangements with Turkey and Pakistan are presented as a sign of allies hedging.
3:38Surveys in South Korea and Japan show rising interest in independent nuclear deterrence.
6:48Sikorski argues that a lasting end to the war requires more pressure on Russia, not Ukraine.
9:20Sikorski lists Russian arson, cyberattacks, airspace violations and underwater surveillance against Europe.

Fareed Zakaria opens his latest "Fareed's Take" with Elon Musk's attempt to force India's hand over Starlink, his satellite internet service. "It backfired," Zakaria says, and he treats the episode as a symptom of something larger: "Musk did not understand that in India, as in much of the world, trust in America is collapsing."

The segment, from CNN's Fareed Zakaria GPS, has drawn about 840,000 views since yesterday. Zakaria argues that the order built after World War II rested on more than American strength. "American power was formidable, but American trust was priceless," he says. He cites Pew survey results showing China viewed more favorably than the United States in a number of countries. He also points to Saudi Arabia's defense arrangements with Turkey and Pakistan, and to surveys in South Korea and Japan showing growing interest in nuclear weapons of their own. America's partners, he says, "need Washington, but no longer know whether they can trust it." In his account, that doubt could lead to a world with many more nuclear powers.

The second half is an interview with Radosław Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister and deputy prime minister. CNN introduces it with a clip of Donald Trump saying, "Russia, frankly, has been fine on Ukraine." Sikorski takes a different view: "To end the war, you need to put more pressure on the aggressor." He says Europe has taken on the cost of Ukraine's defense, adding that "the United States has not been funding Ukraine since January last year," and he describes the effects of sanctions and Europe's weapons production. "We demand a voice in how this ends," he says.

Sikorski closes with what he describes as Russia's hybrid war against Europe: arson, cyberattacks, airspace violations and underwater surveillance.

The comment section has been nearly twice as busy as on a typical first day for the channel's regular videos, and most of the discussion is about Starlink and India rather than NATO or Ukraine.

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