Trump wants to rewrite history: deceived by Putin

Trump wants to rewrite history: deceived by Putin

It remains to be seen how permanent and serious the course change from President Donald Trump will be towards Vladimir Putin.

Trump's unexpected criticism of Putin

In the past few days, Trump has criticized the Russian president in an unprecedented manner and signaled that he will send crucial weapons to Ukraine. At the same time, however, he also gave Putin a lot of time before making economic sanctions serious - a whole 50 days.

a re -evaluation of the past

As far as this change is authentic, it comes with a healthy level of history revisionism. This week Trump indicated several times that he had never really trusted Putin. "He went down a lot of people," said Trump on Monday in the White House and added: "He misled Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden. Not."

distrust and contradictory statements

In an interview with the BBC, Trump was asked if he trusted Putin and he hesitated. "In truth, I don't trust anyone," was his answer. This hesitation seems to be revealing. In fact, Trump has repeatedly admitted to Putin over the years, even a few months ago, despite all the evidence that undermines his credibility.

Putin's alleged pursuit of peace

Just five months ago, Trump said that he trusted Putin in the central question of whether this peace in Ukraine wanted to trust. Today Trump indicates that the Russian president does not seriously deal with this perspective. "I think he wants peace," said Trump on February 14th and added: "I know him very well. Yes, I think he wants peace. I think he would tell me if not. ... I trust him on this topic."

contradictions in Trump's statements

Two weeks later, Trump was asked whether Putin would break the conditions of a possible deal - something that Putin has often done in the past. He decidedly rejected the idea and said: "I think he will hold his word." Trump indicated that he had a personal connection to Putin, since both lived through the Russia examination during his first term.

Change of public opinion

The US President has taken a completely different point of view today. He recently explained that on three or four occasions he had the feeling that they had a deal, only to find out that Putin deprived them of trust and continued to go to Ukraine. Despite these comments, Trump decided to give Putin more time before implementing secondary sanctions against countries that buy Russian oil.

Zelensky and distrust of Putin

The conflict of trust in Putin was also the subject of a meeting in the Oval Office with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Zelensky. According to Vice President JD Vance, administration of diplomacy preferred to the show of strength, Zelensky expressed his concerns. "We signed a ceasefire in 2019," he said, "but Putin broke him and killed our people."

New challenges for Trump's diplomacy

At the end of the meeting, Trump was asked what would happen if Putin would break the conditions of a ceasefire, and he reacted dismantled. "What if, whatever?" said Trump. "I don't know. They broke with bidges because they don't respect him. They respect me."

beliefs and reality

Today Trump says that Putin tells him very nice things during her phone calls, but does not underpin them with deeds. "I come home and I say the first lady: 'You know, I spoke to Vladimir today and we had a wonderful conversation.' She says: 'Oh really? Another city was just hit.'"

Trump's relationship with foreign leaders

This story is not new. Trump often admitted to foreign rulers who pursue an opposing course and sometimes this has gone wrong in a painfully way. At the beginning of 2020, Trump praised China and President Xi Jinping for his control over the Covid outbreak. He rejected the idea that China was letting the spread and praising his transparency.

change in Trump's public

But when the outbreak in the USA took its course, Trump turned and blamed China. The White House finally accused China of the same cover -up that Trump had previously questioned.

Review of later statements

Trump has repeatedly defended Putin in the past, in particular his disputes of the Russian interference in the US elections in 2016. At a press conference with Putin in Helsinki in 2018, Trump said that he "has no reason" why Russia would have intervened.

trust in international relationships

Another politician could consider whether he has set too much trust in XI and Putin. Trump, on the other hand, suggests that it was other American presidents who were done. However, if you look closely, you can see that Trump indirectly recognizes his own misjudgments by showing that Putin says nice things, but ultimately does not adhere to them.

conclusion

In the area of diplomacy, it is normal to say pleasant things about his counterpart, even if you don't trust them. But usually you do more with allies than with opponents.