Trump confesses privately: Ukrainkrail more difficult to end than expected

Trump confesses privately: Ukrainkrail more difficult to end than expected

five days before his 100th day in office and 93 days after the expiry of his own deadline for setting up the conflict in Ukraine, President Donald Trump is frustrated, since his efforts to negotiate peace between Russia and Ukraine have so far failed. Sources that are informed about the discussions report that he has given his consultants privately that the mediation of an agreement is more difficult than expected.

Russian aggression and peace

behind the scenes, Trump often addresses the deep hatred that Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj feel for each other. This realization is not new, but the president argues that they continue to complicate the negotiations.

On Thursday, Trump's resentment reached a climax when Russia started one of the worst attacks on Kiev since last summer, in which at least 12 people were killed. Trump explained that the attack was coming at an unfavorable time, since he believes that it is about to stand shortly, to secure an agreement that he wants to have in office until his 100th day.

Trump's statement

"I didn't like the incident last night," said Trump to reporters in the Oval Office, where he met with Prime Minister Norway. "I was not satisfied while we talk about peace and missed missiles."

It was a rare moment when Trump criticized Russia - a deviation from his other harsh criticism of Ukraine. These statements illustrate a growing frustration with Trump and his consultants about the inability to put pressure on Putin to end the war.

Trump's pressure medium

Trump reacted irritably to the question of a reporter whether he had put enough pressure on the Russian guide: "You don't know what pressure I put on Russia," he sniffed. "We put Russia under pressure, and Russia knows that." He also emphasized that two sides are required to make a compromise. "Moscow has already made a significant concession by not taking up the entire country," he added, and found that the "stopping of the war" was a "great concession".

On the same day, he turned to Putin about the social platform Truth Social and wrote: "Vladimir, stop!" This was an urgent appeal to end the air strikes.

criticism of Selenskyj

Despite these critical remarks about Putin, Trump's angry statements about Selenskyj did not fail to materialize. He accused the Ukrainian President to extend the war due to his refusal to agree to a US peace plan that would allow Russia most of the area to be taken over. These framework conditions alert many US allies, as CNN reported.

The message from Trump to Putin comprised 30 words, while his message to Selenskyj counted 259 words the day before.

Trump's patience put to the test

Although Trump emphasized again on Thursday that he "no loyalty" to the leaders on both sides of the conflict, this question is the focus of the future actions of his administration. For the first time, however, he signaled a time frame for his patience.

When asked what he would do if Putin continued to deflect bombs on Ukraine, Trump replied: "I would rather answer this question in a week. I would like to see whether we can achieve an agreement. There is no reason to answer now, but I will not be happy to say it that way."

meeting with NATO allies

in the Oval Office Trump met with the Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre, who had brought his finance minister Jens Stoltenberg with him. Stoltenberg, who worked as a NATO general secretary during Trump's first term, had managed to convince Trump of the importance of the defense alliance and to avoid a withdrawal of the USA from the block.

Stoltenberg kindly remembered this time and Trump described him as "great". An hour after the Norwegian delegation left the entrance to the White House, the reigning NATO boss Mark Rutte came to a not originally planned meeting with Trump.

This session mainly focused on planning the NATO summit next summer in the Hague, in which some European officials feared that Trump could let him down because his displeasure on the defense alliance continues. However, Rutte made it clear that there was also talk about Ukraine.

According to Trump's statement that Putin continues to make peace, Rutte sounded less convincing and added: "I worked with him for four years between 2010 and 2014. I stopped trying to read his mind." Rutte argued that the European allies of the United States agree that Russia is a long -term threat.

"We all agree that Russia is the long-term threat to the NATO area and the entire euro-Atlantic area," said Rutte. The NATO Secretary General explained that "something on the table for Russia" lies in relation to a peace agreement with Ukraine, but Russia is responsible for moving. "The Ukrainians really play along, and I think the ball is clearly in the Russian field," he concluded.