Trump, has Putin changed or are you?
Trump, has Putin changed or are you?
The US President Donald Trump expressed that he always had a very good relationship with Wladimir Putin, but " ". This remark follows the intensive Russian drone and rocket attacks on Ukraine last weekend. Despite the pressure from the White House, the Kremlin chief seems to continue his warlike politics in Ukraine, whereby air strikes have now become a sad habit.
Has Trump changed his attitude towards Putin?
The actual question is whether Trump has changed or whether his attitude towards Putin has changed, while the US efforts for peace in the ukraine are increasingly hopeless. Trump has repeatedly emphasized that he was able to achieve this in a short time.
Macron's assessment of the situation
French President Emmanuel Macron believes that Trump has reached a mental turning point. He explained journalists in Vietnam that Trump's recent criticism of his Russian counterpart as "" US President "realized" that Putin "lied" when it comes to war in Ukraine. Macron hopes that Trump's words will also be implemented in deeds.
Trump's recurring criticism of Russia
However, the balance sheet speaks a different language. This is the sixth time during this term that Trump, who always emphasizes, publicly expresses his impatience or even his displeasure with the Kremlin chief. In March Trump revealed that he was “pissed off” on Putin because he refused to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
threaten with sanctions and unchanged position Putin
In April Trump demanded: “Vladimir Stop” after a Russian rocket attack on Kiev had cost a dozen people. "Maybe he doesn't really want to end the war and just pulls me down," Trump later suspected. These public blame have always been accompanied by personal disappointments and threats with possible retaliation measures, such as secondary tariffs on "everything oil from Russia " or undunciated "further sanks". When asked whether he would consider additional sanctions against Russia, Trump replied: “Absolutely.”
economic pressure on Russia and political controversy
So far, however, there is no real sign that Trump is willing to use the considerable economic leverage effects that are available to persuade the Kremlin to rethink its tough attitude. In contrast, a cross-party draft law was brought in in the US Senate to make it difficult for Russia to finance his war. The draft law, which has now joined 81 senators, not only provides direct sanctions against Russia, but also secondary sanctions, such as: B. a massive inch of 500 % to countries that buy Russian energy.consequences of sanctions for the international community
The measures that would seriously damage an already fragile and oil -dependent Russian economy are extremely controversial because they also affect China, India and the European Union, all of which are still great consumers of Russian energy. It is of course possible that Trump would now throw his support behind the bill or maybe support a weakened version of it. However, this would be a significant change of direction, given its previous refusal to confront and punish the Kremlin.
Trump's inability to create peace
It is more likely that the youngest wave of violence in Ukraine will continue to convince the already frustrated US president that he is simply unable to bring the war-leading parties together soon. Despite all his anger and rhetoric to Putin, Trump could simply decide to withdraw.
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