Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination in front of a cheering crowd in Milwaukee. During a chilling acceptance speech, he claimed God was on his side.

The prospect of Trump winning the presidency with isolationist JD Vance by his side is concerning for the West. The reality that they may be in the White House soon is worrying in uncertain times.

We have war in Europe for the first time in decades and conflict in the Middle East. Too many people have already died and the fighting shows no signs of letting up in either case.

The US, for all its faults, has stood against tyranny in the world's moment of need. But a Trump presidency could put an inward-looking US on a path that would embolden dictators and rogue regimes.

By contrast, the Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelenskyy........

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