He Donald Trump’s approach to Vladimir Putin goes beyond open negotiations to seek the end of war in Ukrainedirect conversations from which the European allies have excluded for now. This Monday, first in a message in Truth Social and then in statements in the White Housewhere he has received the French president, Emmanuel MacronTrump has assured that he is in “Serious negotiations” with his Russian counterpart About the end of the conflict and about “Important economic development transactions” between the United States and Russia.
“The first element of the transaction is to end war but, as we are doing with Ukraine, we can make economic development with Russia and get the things we want. They have valuable things that we could use and we have things that would be useful for them“Trump said in the White House, who has also claimed that President Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, will travel “this week or next” To Washington to seal the agreement to assign half of the income from exploitation of their minerals and rare earths As payment for the help received, a extreme that is not confirmed by kyiv.
The Republican’s words underline their Transactional interpretation of foreign policy and the giro That he has given the Washington government, when ending the Moscow isolation policy that dominated in the Western powers since the beginning just three years ago of the last War of Invasion of Russia in Ukraine. And that alignment on Monday has also been shown in United Nations, where Washington and Moscow have voted together against a resolution in the General Assembly on Ukraine that demands the immediate withdrawal of Russia and has been approved.
An image of the encounter between Trump and Macron in the White House. / EFE
Peace troops from Europe in Ukraine
Despite the gap with European allies, Macron has traveled to Washington with the message that “Europe is willing to step forward To be a stronger partner, to do more in defense and security in the continent. “And in the bilateral with Trump the two have addressed the possibility that Europe deploying peace troops in Ukraine as part of an agreement with Russia.
Trump has affirmed that he has raised the idea to Putin and that this the “accept”. “He is not looking for World War,” said Russian leader Trump, who has also been convinced that the war in Ukraine could end “in weeks, if we are intelligent.” “If we are not …”, he added, “this could climb in a third World War and we don’t want it.”
Macron is the European leader with the Trump has and shows more personal tune And in his encounter Good words and gestures of camaraderie and closeness have abounded. That has not prevented, however, that Twice the French president corrected Trump.
One, to remind you that in the Ukraine War “Russia is the aggressor”a message that Macron has then reinforced that “nobody wants to live in a world where the law of the strongest and international borders can be violated from one day to another.” Another, to correct the American when he has secured, again inflating the figures for US contribution to Ukrainethat Europe recovers the money that has given kyiv. The correction of Macron, which reminded him that Europe has given “real money” and not loans, has not prevented Trump from repeating his falsehoods in a later press conference that both have offered.
