As Axios reports, in the White House in recent days there is frustration resulting from the lack of views on the imminent end of Russia's war with Ukraine. Trump personally is also disappointed, which is even to consider “abandoning diplomatic efforts for as long as one or both sides will not show much flexibility.”
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According to good sources in Washington, some of the White House officials believe that Europeans are the main blame for lack of progress and see in them the “main obstacle”.
Donald Trump and European leaders. Such emotions prevail in the White House
Axios claims that in Trump's environment some “lose patience with European leaders.” They accuse them of “pressing on Ukraine so that it waits for unrealistic territorial concessions from Russia.”
At the same time – according to the Americans – the British and the French are to be “the most constructive”. Leaders of other European countries – as one high -ranking white home officials explains anonymously – “they want the United States to suffer the full cost of this war, without risking anything by itself.” Some Europeans are to “function in the land of fairy tales”.
Axios informs that the White House was asked by the Ministry of Treasury (finance) to create a list of potential sanctions that Europe could impose on Russia. It is to be, among others Complete completion of gas and oil purchases from Russia, as well as secondary sanctions for India and China, probably increased duties, similar to those that Washington has already decided to be the Washington.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz assessed on Saturday that Russian leader Vladimir Putin responds to “even greater aggression” for the efforts of Europe and the United States to lead to the end of the war against Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he and Merz would talk to President Trump during the weekend. According to the French President, Putin deceived Trump that he wanted to meet with the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelnski. European politicians argue that for this reason there should be a sanction regime to Russia.
