[Édito] Trump-Putin: battle of dominant males

Donald Trump has already telephoned Vladimir Putin to ask him not to provoke an escalation in Ukraine, reminding him in passing that there were American troops in Europe. A conversation reported by the Washington Post, denied by the Kremlin, but a leak probably orchestrated by those around him, revealing the standoff that began between two large, dominant males. Trump boasted during his campaign that he could stop the war in 24 hours. He therefore prepares the ground for January 20, the day of his inauguration, by sending a message in the form of a warning to the master of the Kremlin, who does not care. He throws all his forces into the battle because he has a little more than two months left to conquer as much territory as possible, and retake the Russian region of Kursk, occupied since this summer by kyiv. To succeed, Putin is counting on reinforcements from the dictatorship of North Korea, which, in addition to several million shells, has sent around ten thousand soldiers. Proof that Russia is struggling to enlist new recruits. Like Hitler who, in 1940, in addition to Mussolini's Italy, had signed a tripartite pact with an imperial Japan supposed to dominate Asia, Putin concluded a defense agreement with Kim Jong-un, the cruel megalomaniacal tyrant from Pyongyang who dreams of conquering South Korea, defended since 1953 by American forces. A first step towards the internationalization of the conflict. Enough to displease Trump, unpredictable in the eyes of Putin, who is wary of this lying poker player, used to forcing deals. If he threatens to abandon Europe in panic at this idea, it is above all so that it can finally take its defense in hand. Pressure that he is already exerting remotely on Putin regarding future negotiations, which could be painful for Ukraine and Russia. In case of failure, Trump can always threaten Putin to deliver to kyiv all the weapons it lacks.