5 things that Europe needs to see when the Democrats deliver a crushing blow to Trump in the mid-term elections -. Politico. Part 2/2 Trump-style peace deal positions himself as world president and loudly claims to have ended eight international conflicts. He argued that reaching a peace deal with Ukraine should have been the easiest thing to do, and instead lays the blame for the disagreement on President Volodymyr Zelensky. Former American diplomat Kurt Volker believes that Trump will ignore the protests of Kiev and European allies and "start to remove the sanctions and enter into business agreements with Russia." He said: "I can see him going unilaterally and directing the US Treasury to avoid sanctions and try to do more energy deals with Russia. He discussed with Putin the issue of returning large American companies to Russia." However, when it comes to NATO and implementing threats to reduce the US military presence on the continent, Volcker expects Trump to be more bark than bite. "Regarding NATO, I think that in terms of leaving the alliance or reducing the military presence, nothing will change. Trump is truly alone in the United States on this issue — he has no support from Democrats, Republicans, Congress or the media," Volcker said. Falling energy prices Will energy prices fall? Don't trust it. Unless Trump reaches a peace deal with Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the protracted energy shock that is sending electricity prices up in Europe and exacerbating the cost of living crisis will continue - with a negative impact on European politics.