Wednesday’s phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin indicated a radical change in Washington’s stance. Earlier, there was no direct communication between the US and Moscow as Russia began a full -scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Now, Trump has said that Putin was expected to meet Putin in Saudi Arabia for “peace talks”. However, he did not say anything to suggest that Ukraine would be included in the meeting.
In addition, Trump’s Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth has said that Ukraine should currently be prepared for the Cedical Area in Russian occupation in exchange for peace. Hey clarified that America “” does not believe that NATO membership for Ukraine is a realistic result of the disposal of a conversation. “
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Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky has said that Kiev would not “accept” any agreement made with Ukraine’s participation. This was important, he said, “Everything does not go according to Putin’s plan.” In this case, Putin clearly wishes to have bilateral talks with the US.
Zelancesi is urging Europe that it is coming to the table and especially in conversation to end Russia’s aggression war. His conversation with Trump was called Putin only by the US President. However, the Ukrainian leader said that he did not believe what Trump was doing in Russia’s favor to do so. Hey, however, it was assumed that it was “not leased.”
Megil, Irina Harshachnco, under the leadership of former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for European solidarity for a member of the Parliament of Ukraine, criticized Zelancesi on social media. “In such a difficult time for Ukraine, I want the President to follow the example of our European partners who jointly issued Europe’s participation in future conversation,” he wrote. Harshachhenko expressed concern that recently US-Russians talk bilaterally, “there is no violation of principles about Ukraine without Ukraine.”
‘To conclude very quickly’
However, while some politicians and media outlets saw Trump’s phone call with Putin as Ukraine’s “betrayal”, as well as experts speaking experts did not agree. “I do not share the opinion that the US would interact with Russia without Ukraine,” said Volodimier Facenko, CEO of Penta, Penta in Kiev. “If this had happened, Trump would not have talked to Zelansky immediately after Putin. The fact is that he had informed Zelansky about the next stages that Ukraine was still involved.”
However, facecroes that Trump can interact with Russia first and at the forefront. “Putin will try to pressurize Trump on important issues at the meeting in Saudi Arabia, and force the US to pressurki to pressurize. Currently, Thun, America still maintains the situation that Ukraine’s share of talks to Ukraine To be a very quick conclusion.
Designer Ukrainian External Affairs Minister Pavlo Climkin hopes that Putin will try to limit Ukraine’s sovereign in conversation with Trump. He believes that Trump used a phone call with Putin to increase informal contacts under his administration and Kremlin to an official level. “This is why the press release was coordinated,” he told DW.
Has Trump already played all his cards?
“It is as if Trump has been hypnotized by Putin,” a public policy in Kiev was commented by Olecassi Melneek from the Razumkov Center. Hey said that he was amazed by the phone call of the US President with Putin, and was passed by the ease of which Ukraine’s possible NATO membership and regional integrity were passed.
“Even before entering the talks, he played all the cards that he should have saved so that he can gradually play one. It surprises you that what concessions still to make Ready for, “So expert
“If he is ready to abandon Ukraine’s regional integrity and right to the right to independent foreign policy, he is still able to create Putin?” Melanik argued. He said that, at least publicly, Putin has not yet shown any desire to compromise.
On the other hand, Climcin said that Trump “did not play all his cards,” and instead he was making a framework for the start of the office negotiations. “Who wants especially in the subject? Will carrots or sticks be used? No one can answer that today, depends on many factors that are only known for people who talk. Before the beginning, “Hey said.
He said that Trump may aim to achieve a quick ceasefire first, so he could proceed to interact on a permanent solution at the later stage.
‘Europe should submit a joint front’
Experts emphasized that Europe should introduce a united front in this regard. “Some European countries are making it clear that the situation of the Trump administration is not really acceptable,” said Melney. “If most of our companions agree on a general situation, that we can try to convince Trump, and Putin may not get what he is counting.”
Climkin advocated a joint European stance. “Not only should we sit on the conversation table, so we should play an active role in relation to the Trump administration, and they should tell what is possible and what is not,” Hey.
“An active role should be supported by concrete measures and resources,” he said, arguing that Ukraine focuses on stopping any restriction to align its sovereign gray or its focus policy option with the West Should be concentrated.
Climkin argued that Putin would call Russia -occupied Ukrainian regions to recognize, if not by law, at least on the ground. Looking forward, the former Foreign Minister believes, “Putin wants to demand a limit to Ukraine’s military capacity, that no Western weapons or soldiers are deployed in Ukraine. He is in Ukraine’s EU and NATO Target to join, and join NATO to join, and to join NATO, and to join NATO, and to join NATO, and to join NATO, and to join NATO Ukraine to join NATO. Can restrict the path of NATO, and will join NATO and NATO.
This article was translated from German.
