“They are not looking to negotiate for the sake of negotiating. They seek to make Washington and the West understand that Ukraine has lost the war. This is Russia’s point of view: we can continue to fight. We will lose people and it will be costly, but we will do it and we will do it for decades if necessary. »
— Tatiana Stanovaya, independent analyst at R. Politicsan analysis agency based in France, summarizing the attitude of Russian leaders in the face of threats made Wednesday by Donald Trump on Truth Social to impose “high levels of taxes, customs duties and sanctions on everything that is sold by Russia to the United States,” unless Vladimir Putin agrees to a peace deal with Ukraine. These threats come at a time when Russia’s exports to the United States are minimal and Russian aims to annex parts of Ukrainian territory and demilitarize Ukraine are stronger than ever.
PS: “I am going to do a great service to Russia, whose economy is bankrupt, and to President Putin. Settle the issue now and stop this ridiculous war! IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE,” Trump added in his message published Wednesday. He had promised to resolve the conflict between Ukraine and Russia before arriving at the White House or within the first 24 hours of his presidency.
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