US could set peace effort in Ukraine

US could set peace effort in Ukraine

The patience of the Trump administration in relation to peace in Ukraine, which has already become more and more narrower, now seems to be running out. "If it is not possible to end the war in Ukraine, we have to continue," said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio before journalists after discussions with European and Ukrainian representatives in Paris.

frustration in the White House

President Donald Trump, who came into office with the conviction of having the skills to end the most serious conflict in Europe since World War II, is immense frustration because progress does not exist. "The president spent 87 days at the highest level of this government to repeatedly make efforts to end this war," added Rubio, while bloodshed in the war zone continues to continue

possibilities for the USA

so what could it look like to "continue"? An option could be to double military support for Ukraine. Despite Trump's efforts to amplify the Kremlin, or perhaps precisely because of these efforts, Russian reluctance has turned out to be the main obstacle to peace, such as Moscow hesitation regarding Trump's proposed 30- day ceasefire , to which the Ukraine alone approved.

military and economic options

Fresh deliveries of billions of dollars of American weapons to Ukraine may represent an unpopular political turnaround among some Trump's supporters, but a newly invigorated resistance of Ukraine on the battlefield could encourage the Kremlin to rethink its negotiation position.

New, reasonably strict US sanctions against Russian oil and gas as well as against those who buy it are also seen as potential means to exert maximum pressure on Moscow. The problem is that peace in Ukraine is only one under many topics in the redesign process of US-Russian relationships-including energy agreements, space research and mining contracts-that Trump may not want to endanger.

the possibility of the US withdrawal

Back in Paris, Rubio pointed to a possible second, more likely option: "It is not our war. We have not started. The United States has helped Ukraine in the past three years, and we want it to end, but it is not our war." This indicates that the United States could simply withdraw and let the Ukraine, including its European supporters, be faced with Russia alone.

That would be a major challenge, since the resources of Ukraine are exhausted and willingness to strengthen the front lines with sufficient military supplies is currently extremely low.

episodes for the Kremlin

For the Kremlin, an American withdrawal is a double -edged sword. Although there could be a little more scope in Ukraine for the weakened Russian armed forces, it does not necessarily bring the victory, the Wladimir Putin to want to indicate the Russian president, and instead leads to the pain extended. Russian troops that are killed and injured to alarming dimensions would continue to be pushed into the brutal "meat grinder" metaphor on the Ukrainian front lines, which increases the social pressure on the Kremlin in Germany

economic effects

The pressure on the Russian economy, which is already weakened by the war, would also increase. If there is no peace agreement, there is hardly any relaxation of the already imposed international sanctions that burden the fragile Russian finances. Putin, who is on a complete victory, could regret the extraordinary chance that Trump offered to end his catastrophic war in Ukraine and to reduce the significant losses of his country.

outlook and urgency

The Trump administration insists that it has not yet given up fully-only hours after Rubios comment, Vice President JD Vance explained that the White House was "optimistic" that it could still end the war, but signals that this point could possibly be achieved soon. "We have to decide very quickly now and I'm talking about a matter of days whether this is feasible," said Rubio with regard to peace in Ukraine before returning to Washington.

The Kremlin also participates in the diplomatic skill game, his speaker insists that “no contacts are planned this week, but let us tell us that the established contacts enable us to decide very, very quickly about such a conversation if necessary.” There seems to be a close scope for a face -aware, last breakthrough. But in Washington time and patience to end the war in Ukraine seem to be running out quickly.