Leader: Trump and Putin will talk about splitting Ukraine – how will it end?

Now the ball is located with Russia, US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio fixed last week after Ukraine said yes to a ceasefire.

Finally, Vladimir Putin would be forced to confess color, show Donald Trump that he does not want peace. And finally, the US president would then be prepared to punish him.

It seemed Rubio – often Tangibly uncomfortable With his own manager's achievements – hope.

It also seemed to apply to some of Ukraine's European friends, which repeated the words.

But didn't they believe them themselves?

It is obvious that the US president has different attitudes towards the man in Kyiv and Moscow respectively.

Dictator without election, Trump called Ukraine's elected President Volodymyr Zelenskyj. Trump scolded him before the media, while declaring that Ukraine should never have started the Russian invasion. To then pause weapons deliveries and division of intelligence.

In fact, it can go fast now. And that the risk is that it is about Washington being about to definitely turn Kiev's back.

Just the latter has, of all judgments, left a proper impression on the ground. « We had to fight in blind tells Ukrainian forces in Kursk, which were quickly forced into retreat in recent weeks.

TRump threatened in Thursday's duty -liable Putin with « devastating consequences » if he does not go on fire ceases. But he had nothing concrete to offer. His envoy Steve Witkoff instead soon talked about good conversations with the Russian leader, after he had to wait eight hours for an audience.

« Productive, » was Trumps review.

They seem to want to play « good cop, bad cop », but with the twist that the silent police hold in relations with Moscow, and the nasty with Kiev.

On Tuesday will Trump talk on the phone with Putin. It looks bright said the US president The other day. The conversation will be about how various territory and assets should be divided.

It sounds promising – – The presidents of the US and Russia will discuss how Ukraine can be cut? How couldn't that end well?

In fact, it can go fast now. And that the risk is that it is about Washington being about to definitely turn Kiev's back.

In Europe is expressed Still hopes for a « realistic » and acceptable outcome of peace negotiations: that Russia would retain the land now occupied, but that it is not recognized as Russian; Ukraine would be allowed to continue its way into the EU and are given security guarantees – admittedly not in the form of NATO membership, but through European forces with the support of the United States.

But does something indicate at all that it is actually realistic?

What does Putin want to say to say yes to a peace? It seems to be the question Trump is mostly thinking about

The Kremlin says no to security guarantees in general and American involvement in particular. And who thinks Trump himself wants the United States to be a guarantee, even in the background?

The only thing he is interested in in Ukraine is the country's minerals.

Above all, so Is he obviously very interested in shaking hands with Putin.

The Kremlin has been attracted to the negotiating table with promises that Russian conditions and interests should be taken seriously. Kyiv has been forced there and – and pressed to promise to be « constructive ».

What does Putin want to say to say yes to a peace? That seems to be the question Trump is most thinking about. Getting Volodymyr Zelenskyj to say yes, he seems to be seen as his own main task.

If Tuesday's conversation Between Trump and Putin becomes the starting point for a negotiation sprint, we must be clear in Europe what our The main task is: to give Ukraine the opportunity to say no, even if it means that you have to fight without American support.

And – if it becomes a settlement – make sure that we ourselves can be responsible for the security guarantees.

We should not count on the United States.

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In fact, it can go fast now. And that the risk is that it is about Washington being about to definitely turn Kiev's back.