It was, in fact, a steady political friendship: for a decade since, since the Rebubbells have claimed the 2016 presidential election, for which there is serious evidence of Russian involvement in favor of him, he and the Russian president, Republic of the Western world.
Although Vladimir Putin made an unexpected invasion of Ukraine in 2022, bringing his country to the whole western world, Trump continued to justify his actions at every opportunity. His return to the White House, for this very reason, raised a huge concern about the future of Ukraine, and there were not a few who believed that NATO was also likely to move in its last days.
From offensive behavior to Zelenski to “Putin’s nonsense”
It could not be other than the offensive to Ukrainian President, Volodimir Zelenski, a press conference that took place at the White House on February 28th. Then Donald Trump, together with his vice -president, Jay Di Vance, had been indulged in an unthinkable attack, in front of the cameras, the Ukrainian president, adopting all Russia’s positions,
A few days earlier, at the UN General Assembly in New York, the US decision to oppose a resolution drawn up by European countries and condemning Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine while supporting the country’s territorial integrity. The US had then not hesitated to join countries such as Russia, North Korea and Belarus.
European diplomats at that time were shocked when the US also drafted a Security Council resolution calling for the end of the conflict, but did not contain criticism of Russia. The United Kingdom and France were both abstaining, as their attempts to modify the wording fell into disrepair.
But now everything seems to have changed. Trump said during a meeting with members of the cabinet a few days ago at the White House. In particular, the US president said he was not satisfied with the Russian president and that he is considering new sanctions against Moscow, but how did we reach less than five months from one point to another?
The hub in The Hague
By mid -June there was no change in Trump strategy in relation to Russia.
However, a series of events seem to have affected the US president’s stance in recent weeks. The NATO Summit on June 25 was presented as a gift from Europe and as a triumph of Trump in defense spending, making him more willing to hear concerns about the security of the Old Epirus. “There is a line between flattery and self -esteem, and we were happy,” a European diplomat said.
NATO Secretary -General Mark Rutte had not even hesitated to call Trump “Daddy”, in a verbal choice that raised a storm of reactions. By massaging his ego, Trump continued not to sound particularly willing to change line in his relations with Russia. “I consider Putin a person who has been misled. I am very surprised in reality. I thought we would have solved this war, “he told the media at the Summit, revealing that Putin had called and had been offered to intervene in Iran.
“I said,” No, no, help me resolve the issue with you, with Russia, “and I think we will do that.” He told the media at the Summit, revealing that Putin had called and had been offered to intervene in Iran.
‘Russia will not retreat’
But not even the next telephone communication between the two on July 4 went well, with Putin now showing that he thinks he can get more through the continuation of the war rather than maintaining Trump’s confidence. The Kremlin was clear: “The president told us that Russia would achieve its goals, namely the elimination of the well -known deeper causes that led to the current situation,” said Yuri Usakov, a close adviser to the Russian leader. “Russia will not retreat from these goals.”
Deadly nightly Russian attacks in Ukraine (UK Foreign Minister David Lamy said Russia had launched 20,000 unmanned aircraft attacks this year)
“Putin speaks nice and then bombard everyone”
They need them hopelessly, because Putin really surprised many people. He speaks nice and then bombard everyone in the evening. But there is a small problem there. I don’t like it »
In the above words, US President Donald Trump said the US will allocate to Ukraine more Patriot anti -aircraft defense systems and ammunition for them and pre -existing, which Kiev has stated that it is needed to protect it from Russian air raids.
Trump did not give a specific number of Patriots planning to send to Ukraine, but said the United States would be compensated for their costs from the European Union.
Following this statement, the rift in Trump -Putin’s relations is now clear and the planet is anxiously awaiting the next moves on the world diplomatic chessboard.
