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Russian diplomatic playing play shows that Vladimir Putin does not respect US President Donald Trump, he is not afraid of further sanctions or pressure from Europe – says the portal of American TV CNN on Thursday.
According to Putin, potential internal threats that could arise from the meeting with the leaders of the US and Ukraine would be much greater than the problems caused by Trump's anger.
According to CNN, Putin's decision on the fact that she would not go to Turkey could already pay off. Trump's first reaction to the news that Putin is not going to direct conversations with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelnski, was to assure that he did not expect Putin's presence in Turkey at all if Trump himself was not there.
The portal emphasized that President Zelanski now faced the “strange choice”. He should stay in Turkey long enough to ensure Trump that he seriously treated the meeting with Russia. The visit, however, cannot be too long for it not to look like he is waiting for the Kremlin.
Zelanski must either reject the Russian Istanbul initiative or get involved in it and start a new chapter in peace conversations, which have not yet brought any results.
A difficult decision is also waiting for Trump, who can no longer postpone the question whether Russia should suffer the consequences – wrote the portal. According to CNN, the only response of the White House should be to impose further sanctions to Russia, which was announced by French President Emmanuel Macron.
CNN: Russia gathers strength on the front in Ukraine and can start a new offensive
The Russian army gathers strength on the front lines, which can be used during the new offensive, aimed at gaining more Ukrainian territories – the American CNN station alerted on Thursday, citing representatives of the authorities in Washington.
The Russian command wants to “gather large forces” – said one of the interlocutors of CNN. He added that the goal of a potential offensive may be to take more lands in eastern Ukraine.
Vladimir “Putin will try to occupy every area that he will be able to conquer until the suburbs of Kiev,” believes the second of the sources of CNN.
On Thursday, a spokesman for the Ukrainian operational and tactical grouping of the “Khark” troops, Paweł Szamszyn, said that the Russian summer offensive has actually started.
“We see that the Russians are gathering forces, and the summer offensive campaign has already started,” he said, quoted by the RBK -Ukraina portal.
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