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To spread: Russian President Vladimir Putin has come to the conclusion that esca...

Trump won't respond: Putin thinks that can exacerbate attacks on Ukraine - Bloomberg

To spread: Russian President Vladimir Putin has come to the conclusion that escalation is the best way to force Ukraine to start negotiations on its terms, and the head of the White House Donald Trump is unlikely to do a lot to strengthen the defense of Kiev, people close to the Kremlin believe. After meeting two leaders in Alaska, Russian troops intensified their attacks on military and civilian facilities in Ukraine, writes Bloomberg, citing sources in the Kremlin.

Volodymyr Putin intends to continue to beat the Kiev and other infrastructure, they said the sources on the conditions of anonymity, adding that the negotiations on Alaska convinced the Kremlin's head that Trump was not interested in interfering with conflict.

At the same time, as the publication notes, in response to the growing aggression of Russia, the US President expressed his disappointment with Putin's approach and put forward the idea for European countries to strengthen sanctions on Moscow and its allies to block Russia's oil income. Trump called on the Great Seven countries to impose duties on China and India as a punishment for the purchase of Russian gas.

Moscow's tactics emphasize how much the signs of restraint from Washington give the courage to the Kremlin, which moves forward with the war on exhaustion aimed at compulsory Ukraine to concessions. The Russian Federation sees that such a strategy potentially undermines the defense of Kiev, and also forms the soil for future negotiations. "It is important for Putin to show Trump and Europeans that he can still afford the escalation of the situation.

Putin tries to increase his levers of influence on the next round of negotiations about Ukraine, if it did not happen," - said an analyst in Russia from the London consulting company Gatehouse Advisory Partners. In Ancorridge on Alaska, Putin suggested to stop the fighting and freeze the collision line in the south of Ukraine, if Kiev agrees to give way to the unprocessed territory in two eastern regions.

However, Ukraine has rejected these conditions, and Putin believes that it justifies his escalation, said people close to the Kremlin. After the summit, the strikes of Russia in the settlements of Ukraine were revived and a month after the negotiations of drones and rockets increased by about 46%, Bloomberg said.

However, as the intensity of air strikes increased, the pace of territorial promotion of Russia slowed down, and the Ukrainian military, for their part, intensified the attacks of drones on Russian energy infrastructure. Putin, as stated by two people close to the Kremlin, watches the actions of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyha in Gas. Putin's Netanyhah's campaign is viewed as stiffer than Russia's war in Ukraine, and notes that it was largely accepted by US and Europe governments.

At the same time, the Russian president will continue to conduct a dialogue with the United States, but will continue to do what he considers to his own interests, they said. "Putin seeks to achieve some visible victories for winter, but as long as he fails on the battlefield. Therefore, he turns to nuclear blackmail and psychological pressure, including mass bombardment," - said Senior Researcher at the Center for New Eurasian Strategies Mykola Petrov.