Prince Harry has just lost the plot - furious Trump will be desperate for revenge
Prince Harry at the Ukraine Security Forum (Image: Getty)A true diplomat knows never to humiliate or enrage a capricious leader – you gently coax, maybe flatter, use their own ego to transform their solution into yours. So Prince Harry cropping up in Ukraine this week to declare the world is craving some "American leadership" could instead light a fire under US president Donald Trump that benefits no one.Provoking Trump's ire is certainly not going to win Harry friends when he jets back to California, as the president is already not his biggest fan. Once again, the Duke of Sussex's desperate craving for relevance and importance – away from the respected Royal Family – has highlighted his naivety on the world stage.Harry's obsession with placing himself in the heart of tragic events is getting beyond a joke.Only last week he and Meghan Markle jetted into Australia, and met survivors of the December 2025 Bondi Beach terror shooting.Before that they went to Jordan to meet conflict refugees and humanitarian aid workers.Next they will probably pop up in Israel and then Gaza, laden with Meghan's raspberry jam and organic honey, to impart their wisdom.So what exactly did 41-year-old Harry say in Ukraine?Well, firstly he urged Russian president Vladimir Putin to be nice. As a former KGB officer, that should do the trick.Harry told old Vlad: "President Putin, no nation benefits from the continued loss of life we are witnessing. There is still a moment – now – to stop this war, to prevent further suffering for Ukrainians and Russians alike, and to choose a different course."Only Putin does not see this as a war but a "special military operation". We all know it's a land grab for raw minerals, but that's not the lie he has spun the Russian people.Donald Trump admires King Charles, but not so much Harry (Image: Getty)Then he switched to Trump: "The US has a singular role in this story. Not only because of its power, but because when Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons, America was part of the assurance that Ukraine’s sovereignty and borders would be respected."This is a moment for American leadership – a moment for America to show that it can honour its international treaty obligations – not out of charity, but out of its enduring role in global security and strategic stability."Failed assurances and failed leadership? If there is one thing Trump lives to exemplify it's the alpha male. The big dog. The silverback.Not a leader? I bet Trump is seething.I think it was actually brave of Harry to say that, considering he lives under Trump and some Republicans wanted Harry deported. They felt his drug-use confessions described in Spare disqualified him from a US visa. Last year, Trump drew a line in the sand on that, saying he would "leave him alone" because Harry has "enough problems with his wife".I wonder if he will revisit that now?Yes, it was brave of Harry, but reckless too. If Trump feels Harry and Ukraine – by hosting him – have publicly humiliated him, how will he react?He's already hardly Ukraine's best friend, but they need America's support and munitions to defend their country.Harry has waded in with his soft diplomacy, but I bet his words caused tension rather than easing it.
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