"Gift" for Trump: Putin can agree to the air truce with Ukraine - Bloomberg

However, President Vladimir Putin, according to sources, does not intend to go to the overall ceasefire - the Russian army continues the offensive, and its goals remain unchanged. The Kremlin considers such negotiations important, but do not comment them in advance. At the same time, the political consultant Sergey Markov, close to the Kremlin, said that "Trump needs a gift" and the Air truce could become it.

In general, Donald Trump, who has promised to quickly end the war in the event of returning to power, is currently increasing pressure on Russia supporting countries. In particular, he announced the increase in duties on imports from India through the purchase of Russian oil. The publication also noted that Putin had already announced a short -term truce, including in May. But in general, Russia rejects proposals for a long ceasefire.

Instead, it makes requirements - neutrality of Ukraine and recognition of annexation that is unacceptable for Kiev. Moreover, Bloomberg with reference to the data of the Levada Center reports that most Russians support the end of the war in current positions. "For most Russians, the end of the war, but not returning to the former borders is a desirable scenario," Denis Volkov quoted in Bloomberg.

We will remind that on August 5, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had a telephone conversation with Donald Trump, during which Russian strikes in Ukrainian cities, strengthening anti -Russian sanctions and joint steps capable of bringing the termination of war were discussed.

In his Telegram channel, Zelensky said that the conversation was productive-leaders coordinated positions on defense interaction, NATO support, and already made decisions of the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Denmark on the transfer of US weapons to Ukraine for more than billion dollars. Zelensky also noted that Trump is fully informed about the situation on the front and shelling of Ukrainian cities.

On the same day, Donald Trump said in a telephone interview with CNBC that a decrease in energy prices could make Vladimir Putin change his position on the war against Ukraine. In his view, the fall in oil costs for another $ 10 per barrel will hit the Russian economy, which can force the Kremlin to abandon further aggression. The American leader is convinced that economic pressure is an effective instrument of influence that avoids direct military intervention.

At the same time, Trump did not specify what measures, in his opinion, should seek a decrease in world energy prices. On August 4, the Kremlin Prescribe Dmitry Peskov said that Vladimir Putin's meeting with Vladimir Zelensky is possible, but only after the preparatory work at the expert level. This was reported by Russian media against Donald Trump's statements about the movement of US atomic submarine to Europe.