President Trump's Tactics in Russia and Ukraine
Observers say President Trump is trying to influence Russia and Ukraine with threats, and is uncertain about whether he wants to end the conflict.
According to RIA Novosti, Türkiye's Evrensel newspaper believes that US President Donald Trump is trying to influence Russia and Ukraine through threats and sudden reversals in foreign policy, but it is unlikely that his goal is to end the conflict between Moscow and Kiev.
“For US President Donald Trump, trying to achieve the desired results by ignoring diplomatic rules, threatening countries and leaders, criticizing them has become a normal thing. That is why he makes truly unpredictable moves. And when Trump cannot get his way, he turns 180 degrees very quickly. One of the most illustrative examples is Ukraine,” Evrensel said.
According to the article, after gaining approval from leader Volodymyr Zelensky through the prospect of a peaceful settlement, President Trump is now using military pressure tactics to influence Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The US leader abruptly changed course and restored arms supplies to Kiev, and according to some reports, last week he even spoke with Mr. Zelensky about the attacks on the Russian capital. Among other things, the US leader's actions prompted Europe to decide to buy weapons for Ukraine from the US. According to the article, President Trump pursues a dual interest. His recent maneuver allows him to simultaneously profit from arms sales, provoke Kiev and European countries to attack Russia, and put pressure on President Putin to stop military operations.
“In conditions where imperialism wins in any case, the question arises whether Mr. Trump really wants to end the military conflict. The role of the Ukrainian conflict, gradually shifting to Europe, is being eliminated by the United States, and its burden is and will be placed on the European people. Therefore, ending the conflict is not an urgent task for the United States and its leader,” Evrensel noted.
Former US diplomat James Jatras noted that although President Trump initially tried to come up with new approaches to ending the Ukrainian conflict, he now increasingly resembles his predecessor in his policies: Joe Biden.
Meanwhile, former executive director of the Washington Eurasia Center and retired US Lieutenant Colonel Earl Rasmussen expressed confidence that President Trump's desire to continue military support for Kiev will not contribute to ending the conflict.
