Donald Trump commented on Putin's idea for the introduction of an external administration under the auspices of the UN and holding presidential elections in Ukraine. In an interview with NBC News, the US President stated that he was "angry" and "very evil" for his Russian counterpart. "If Russia and I are unable to conclude an agreement on the termination of bloodshed in Ukraine, and if I assume that it is the fault of Russia, I will impose secondary duties on oil, for all oil coming from Russia.
This will mean that if you buy oil from Russia, you will not be able to do a goodies in the United States. Separately, Trump noted that Putin knows about his reaction, adding that he "has a very good relationship with him and anger will quickly dissipate if he does the right thing. " Subsequently, in a conversation with journalists on board Air Force One Trump said that there is a certain "psychological deadline" for the Kremlin when it must agree to a full ceasefire.
"If I assume that they are deceiving us, I will not be glad," the American leader said, without even the approximate calendar terms of "psychological deadline. " At the same time, Finland President Alexander Stubb, after a multi -time meeting and golf with Mr. Trump in Florida last weekend, said he suggested that the President of the United States set up on April 20, so that Russia agreed to end hostilities before introducing new pressure measures.
Whether the head of the White House agreed with such a proposal is unknown, but the fact is that the next day, Trump again plans to have a telephone conversation with Putin. At this stage, Donald Trump already has an understanding that the Russian side is in every way delayed the peaceful process, states in conversation with focus a political scientist, head of political and legal programs of "Ukrainian Center for Public Development" Igor Reityrovich.
"But despite a certain realization that the Russian Federation is leading a manipulative game, Trump, unfortunately, is still in captivity It is optimistic to Moscow than it is now, because Putin knows how to expose a variety of preferences for the Russian Federation, "the expert notes.
The political scientist predicts that shortly after the next telephone negotiations along the White House, a new round of contacts in Saudi Arabia "with some new documents that are unlikely to bring a comprehensive truce that Trump wants.
" "In my opinion, about a few weeks, closer to April 20-30, Trump, in the end, will have to make an extremely difficult solution: either to remove Americans from a peaceful talk process that does not bring the result he expects, or to increase pressure on the Russian federation. Ukraine can be much more effective than sanctions.
The political scientist predicts that if the White House eventually betting on more serious military-technical support for Ukraine, Donald Trump significantly activates relations with the European Union (EU), forcing the Russian Federation to listen more closely to Washington's proposals. "In fact, a tool that allows Trump to be pressed is enough. The question is only in the presence of political will.
At the same time, it should be understood that the scenario of strengthening Ukraine's support should not necessarily be public. Igor Reityrovich emphasized: "I do not think Trump is now ready for the scenario of strengthening Ukraine, but I would not completely remove it from the agenda. Why? Because it could be a profitable US story in the case that part of the weapon for Ukraine can buy Europe and Trump will sell it to Americans, but this is not enough for this.
Realistic, but much will depend on Putin's behavior, in particular, whether he will throw some Trump's "bone" by April 30.
Having stated that Trump still still has a "hot desire" to achieve a result of the complete cessation of fire, if not to Easter, then at least up to a hundred days of his presidency on April 30, the head of the Center for Analysis and Strategies (CAS) Igor Chalenko in conversation with focus said: " In fact, they are fundamentally different from the Russian tariffs, which he voiced a little earlier.
" Meanwhile, according to the political scientist, fresh statements of the White House Head from a practical point of view are quite ambiguous. "On the one hand, we see that since March 12, the US Ministry of Finance has not been prolonged, which allowed to pay for Russian energy contrary to US sanctions. On the other hand, prolonged licenses for calculations for Russian blue fuel, for example, for Hungary and Turkey. Batog.
In general, the expert believes that Trump has the possibility of pressure on Moscow and is not just about sanctions. In this context, the political scientist reminds that at least $ 3. 8 billion in the US President's pocket is in the US Presidential President. For the sake of acting of these funds in favor of Kiev, the expert notes, no additional decisions of Congress are needed and it all depends only on the will of Trump.
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