Witkoff travels to Russia, while Trump's threat of sanctions is growing
Witkoff travels to Russia, while Trump's threat of sanctions is growing
The familiar outdoor representative of President Donald Trump , Steve Witkoff , is expected in Moscow on Wednesday. The Kremlin asked him to meet the draconian new sanctions at the last minute, which Trump has already announced.
meeting with Russian official
Witkoff will meet Russian officials, possibly also with President Vladimir Putin, while the war of Russia continues in Ukraine. It remains to be seen whether Putin Witkoff and indirectly Trump can convince Trump that he is interested in the end of the war. Trump has doubts about Putin's willingness to end the fights and seems to be careful, not by a guide whom he increasingly distrusts to be led behind light.
Putin's maximum list
Putin continues to pursue his ambitious goals in the conflict, including taking the Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Cherson and the demand to limit the size of the Ukrainian military. Trump announced one day before Witkoff's meetings that he wanted to wait until the conversations have been completed before deciding on the new sanctions.
Zelensky about possible sanctions
Before Witkoff's visit, Trump spoke by phone with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj about possible sanctions against Moscow. In a statement published on social media, Selenskyj said that these sanctions could “change a lot” in relation to the Russian economy.
react to flash inserts of the US armed forces
Trump has also announced that two US atom submarines are “prepared”. This is a reaction to provocative statements by Dmitri Medvedev, the former President of Russia and current deputy chairman of the Security Council. Nevertheless, some European civil servants said that Medledew does not play a relevant role in this context.
threat of sanctions
Trump threatens with two different types of measures if Moscow does not achieve a peace conclusion by Friday. He plans to impose new sanctions on Russian imports to the United States, which will hardly have any effects due to the almost disused trade between the two countries. He also threatens with “secondary physicians” to countries that import Russian energy, including China and India.
challenge for Witkoff
In the past few months, Witkoff had taken on a less active role in the talks about the Ukraine conflict, since Russia did not take any substantial steps to end the conflict. Nevertheless, his role in the conversations on Ukraine remains important, especially in view of the last developments in the conflict and the geopolitical landscape.Trump has already mentioned that he may be tightening the approach to India for his purchasing policy for Russian energy. The whole situation remains exciting and has far -reaching geopolitical effects that will have a long time.
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