Trump wants to end Ukraine War in record time-Putin stays tough!
Trump wants to end Ukraine War in record time-Putin stays tough!
Donald Trump has announced that he can end the Ukraine war within 24 hours, should he become a US president again. This was reported by the Schwäbische Post . Russia's President Vladimir Putin, on the other hand, commented negatively about Trump's suggestions for completing the conflict. He explained that he was not aware of discussions about a possible delay in Ukraine's NATO accession by 10 to 20 years. For Putin it doesn't matter whether Ukraine contributed to NATO today, tomorrow or in ten years. In addition, the Russian president pointed out that the incumbent US President Joe Biden also made him a similar proposal that he had rejected.
Putin found that there was no significant difference between the trump and bidges' negotiating approaches. According to the "Institute for the Study of War", Putin's attitude shows that he is not willing to make compromises in negotiations on the Ukraine War. Moscow's demands include the neutrality of Ukraine, restrictions on the Ukrainian military and the deposition of the Ukrainian government. Foreign Minister Sergei Lawrow said that Russia was not willing to negotiate peace with the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj and described Selenskyj as illegitimate as long as he stays in the presidential office.
Russian position and other developments
Putin had previously said that the shift in the presidential elections in Ukraine was illegal. The "Institute for the Study of War" contradicted this claim and explained that the Ukrainian constitution prohibits the suspension of elections under war law. The Kremlin propagates the narrative that Selenskyj is not legitimate in order to legitimize a change of regime in Kiev as a prerequisite for negotiations. Experts assume that Russia is not interested in serious negotiations with Ukraine as long as it does not receive maximum concessions. Massive Russian attacks on Ukraine around Christmas also show that Putin is currently not interested in a ceasefire.
Trump himself plans to meet Vladimir Putin to end the war. He emphasizes that millions of soldiers have died and that he had to stop Putin. Putin is open to a dialogue, but wants to negotiate on his conditions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow said that there are currently no concrete plans for a personal meeting and that such a meeting may only take place after the Ukrainian presidential election. Trump and Putin have already had two meetings during Trump's first presidency in Hamburg and Helsinki.
Trump plans a controversial peace plan that provides for an armistice and maintaining the Russian -occupied areas. A central element of this plan would be that Ukraine waived NATO accession for at least 20 years. Selenskyj, on the other hand, emphasizes the importance of NATO membership for the security of Ukraine. In another political step, Trump announced that the United States will soon be leaving the World Health Organization (WHO) and criticized them as under control of China while he wanted to use American funds for national priorities.
However, experts warn of the possible catastrophic consequences for global health through the withdrawal from the WHO. In addition, Trump expressed the desire to regain control of the Panama Canal, which is important for the US trade and marine, such as the DetailsOrt Ostalbkreis, Deutschland Quellen