Donalda Cards: When Trump will increase the pressure on the Kremlin

  On the morning of April 28, communicating with journalists before boarding Air Force One, Donald Trump once again expressed his disappointment with Putin because of the recent rocket strike of the Russian Federation in Kiev. The US President also stressed that he could not confidently say whether the Kremlin head is seriously set up to end the war. “Let's see what will happen in the next few days. We probably learn a lot . . . I was very disappointed that the missiles were flying from Russia.

I want him (Putin - focus) to stop shooting, sat at the negotiating table and signed the agreement. We have a basis for a peace agreement, I believe, and I want it to sign it, that everything will end and return to a normal life, ”Trump emphasized. Commenting on his recent meeting with Vladimir Zelensky in the Vatican, the US president noted that his Ukrainian colleague is now seeking to do everything possible for Ukraine: “It was a wonderful meeting.

He wants to do something well for his country. He works hard. What happens next - we will see. He told me he needed more weapons. But he said it from the beginning. " Separately, Trump stressed that Zelensky became "calmer and more interested" in achieving a peace agreement. At the same time, in his traditional address, President Zelensky stated that Russia was trying to deceive the United States and other countries and continue to delay the war.

  “The Russians speak a lot about their readiness to go to American proposals, but so far no preparations of the Russian army are not recorded for real silence. On the contrary, during the Easter, the occupier has restored the usual assault activity - the cost of significant losses, the Russians try to move. And every day of such battles on the front proves the absolutely obvious: Russia really tries to deceive the world - to deceive America and others - in the future to delay this war.

And so pressure is needed. Without pressure, that the Russians go to all steps, go to everything they need to stop the war. Meetings in the Vatican and Rome confirmed that our partners understand everything that is happening, ”the Head of State summarized.   Despite Trump's rather unambiguous statement against Putin, political scientist Igor Reityrovich believes that there is no reason to talk about a sharp change in Washington's policy against Moscow.

  "Trump's calls to Putin to stop shooting, but instead sit down and signed a peace agreement, still leave space for diverse maneuvers for the Russian Federation. The Kremlin can appeal to their conditions, rejecting all the accusations of delaying time.

In addition, some representatives of the Trump administration have already formed some deadline until May 6-9, during which the United States should finally determine their further participation in the peace process, ”the political scientist said in a conversation with focus.   According to the expert, Washington is "not strongly ready" to fight with Russia in the economic sense, and therefore - you should not expect serious pressure on the Russian Federation.

“Most likely, in the near future we will see a mixture of persuasions with a threat with a parallel acceleration of the topic on the probable exit of the United States from peaceful negotiations. And in this context, "New Trump" with new anti -Russian statements is a convention, since there is no reason to talk about a radical change in the policy of the White House with respect to Moscow, ”Igor Reitrovich emphasizes.

However, the situation can be fundamentally changed in conditions when "Russia is frankly" throwing "Trump," the expert said. "In a situation where the Kremlin's manipulative game cannot be interpreted differently, Trump can really turn on a stifher sanctional anti-Russian mechanism that will treat oil and not only," the political scientist said. It also does not exclude the US withdrawal from the peace process for a certain period.

   Answering the question of focus, as a probable pause of the United States can affect Ukraine's position, Igor Reityrovich stated: “If it is a pause, during which the assistance from the state does not stop, the exchange of intelligence, etc. , it will not be super critical. But if it is a complete way out of all these cases, of course, it will have a very negative impact. However, I do not think Trump will dare to go out, because it will look like an open and complete play of Russia.

Because it turns out this: the Russian Federation does not want to negotiate, and the US will play it. Well, to put it mildly, it is not a strong position for the current President of the United States. "    The fact that the further line of Washington with respect to Moscow will appear more clearly after the planned Middle Eastern tour of President Trump, political scientist Igor Chalenko is convinced.

In a conversation with focus, the expert noted that, despite the traditional information activity in the issue of the Russian-Ukrainian war, he did not finally decide how to act with Russia. “I believe that the contours of US tactics will become clearer after Trump's visit on May 13-16 to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Currently, the Kremlin, as evidenced by Lavrov's statements, again actualizes its ultimatum against the Crimea, etc.

But if Moscow does not go to real compromises, then I think, in mid -May, Trump will really decide on certain anti -Russian steps, not limited to threats, ”Chalenko says. At the same time, it excludes the withdrawal of the United States from the negotiated peace process, noting that it was largely possible after a recent meeting of Presidents of Zelensky and Trump at St. Peter's Cathedral.

The political scientist considers the blitz-winners of the Ukrainian and American leaders the failure of Russian diplomacy, because Trump "finally realized that Moscow actually leads him by his nose. " If Putin does not really show his intentions to complete the Russian-Ukrainian war after the parade on May 9, Igor Chalenko predicts, Washington will make a reassessment and apply more rigid sanctions and other methods of pressure to the Russian Federation.

  Igor Chalenko pays special attention to the words of Trump that during a meeting in the Vatican Zelensky asked for his weapons. Given the positive connotation that accompanied the rhetoric of the US President, the political scientist not only the likelihood of discussing the new defense packages by Kyiv and Washington. “In this context, I do not exclude the promotion of Trump administration sales of US weapons to US partners.