President Donald Trump’s recent comments regarding the conflict in Ukraine have garnered praise from Russian state media. Since his return to office, Trump has been increasingly critical of Ukraine, even going as far as to repeat a longstanding Kremlin falsehood by falsely accusing Ukraine of starting the conflict with Russia.
Russian television presenter Vladimir Soloviov suggested that Trump’s growing hostility towards Ukraine was not a coincidence. In a clip from state-run network Russia-1, Soloviov remarked that Trump’s recent statements seemed to align perfectly with Russia’s perspective on the situation. He went on to say that Trump’s recent stances appeared to materialize after his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier in the month.
This week, Trump has echoed several of Putin’s positions, referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictator and suggesting that the war would not have occurred if he were in office. Meanwhile, negotiations for a peace deal between the US and Russia are underway without direct input from Ukraine.
Reports indicate that Ukraine initially rejected proposals that required them to hand over a significant portion of their revenue from natural resources to the US, without any explicit guarantees of further military support or security promises. However, Ukrainian officials are now seriously considering a new proposal that includes even harsher demands for their natural resources.
As negotiations continue, there are talks of a face-to-face summit between Trump and Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and explore ways to enhance diplomatic and economic relations between their countries. The international community is closely watching these developments as they could have far-reaching implications for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
