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“I’ve always had a very good relationship with Russian Vladimir Putin, but something happened to him,” President Donald Trump responded to an intensive Russian drone and missile strike in Ukraine over the weekend.
In fact, despite the White House urgentness, Kremlin leaders have only continued their policies to crush wars in Ukraine, and air attacks seem to be a completely regular feature.
The real problem is, if Trump has changed, or at least his attitude towards Putin began to change in what appears to be our efforts increasingly wasted to build peace in Ukraine, then Trump boasted of what he could do – don’t forget –
French President Emmanuel Macron certainly believes that the spiritual horn has turned, telling Vietnamese reporters that Trump is “absolutely crazy” his Russian counterpart. The US president means that Putin “lied” to “lied” about the war in Ukraine, and hopes that Trump’s words will “translate into actions.”
But the records suggest that it is not.
The term, which has consistently said Trump has a strong relationship with Putin, is the sixth time he has publicly expressed his impatience and indeed annoyance towards the Kremlin boss.
In March, Trump revealed he was “offended” with Putin for refusing to agree to a 30-day ceasefire.
In April, Trump called for a “stop Vladimir” after a Russian missile strike in Kiev killed dozens of people.
“Maybe he really doesn’t want to stop the war, he’s just bashing me,” Trump later meditated.
Trump’s scouts are routinely accompanied by expressions of personal disappointment and threats of possible retaliation, like secondary tariffs on “all oil coming out of Russia” and “additional sanctions” of unknown identity.
After Putin’s latest responsibilities, he asked once more whether he would consider putting more sanctions on Russia, Trump replied, “Absolutely.”
So far, there has been no real indication that Trump is ready to use considerable economic leverage at his freedom to force the Kremlin to reconsider his hardlining stance.
That’s not the case in the US Senate. There, a cross-party bill was introduced to make it even more difficult for Russia to fund the war.
The bill, currently supported by 81 senators, not only proposes more direct sanctions against Russia, but also secondary sanctions such as a massive 500% tariff on countries that purchase Russia’s energy.
However, measures that have a serious impact on the already vulnerable and oil-dependent Russian economy are highly controlled, as they punish China, India and the European Union.
Of course, there is a possibility that Trump could throw his weight behind the bill. But so far, given his consistent resistance to confronting and punishing the Kremlin, it would be a huge change in a big direction.
Perhaps the latest violent attacks of violence in Ukraine may further convince the already frustrated US president that he will not be able to quickly put together a war party.
And amid all his rage and fierceness towards Putin, Trump may simply choose to leave.
