Vladimir Putin still attacks Ukraine, being convinced that Donald Trump is on his side – Street in the title “NYT”.
Range concessions proposed so far by Trump It is not bigtaking into account Russia's goals in the war against Ukraine. At the same time, it looks like Putin is sure that he has an advantage in negotiations.
Putin wants to continue talking to Trump because Moscow is counting on cooperation with the USA in the energy sector, restoring direct flights between countries and lifting sanctions.
However, Putin rejects Trump's calls to quickly develop a peace agreement in Ukraine, and Russian attacks on civilians are intensified.
“Trump threatens with a withdrawal from participation in conversations, and Putin tests his patience” – Nyt wrote.
According to the newspaper, Russian experts and people similar to the Kremlin emphasize that Putin's calculation is simple. The president is convinced that can gain more on the battlefield than by accepting the agreement proposed by Trump. The president believes that even a temporary truce would mean a loss of negotiating position, which is why consent to suspension of weapons would make sense only after receiving large concessions from the West and Ukraine.
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At the same time, Putin does not want to exclude the possibility of concluding an agreement ending the war. And Trump, who likes Putin and distance from President Volodymyr Zelnski, gave the Russian president many reasons to think that he can go all the way – we read in “NYT”.
