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You have a conversation experience with the Russians on such a difficult topic as the removal of Russian troops from Latvia in the mid -1990s. Putin, of course, is not Yeltsin, but the tactic of Russian talks is no stranger to you. This definitely allows you to watch what is currently happening in the US new administration’s contacts with Russia’s leadership on the resolution in Ukraine, whatever it is called – prolonged peace, just a ceasefire or a cessation of fire. Do you think this war can be ended at all by diplomatic means?

I have had to talk to the Russians and the Chinese, and the difference is that when a Chinese – a country that is much less than many Chinese cities, the Chinese still treat this small country as equivalent; Russia always behaves like a superpower that can ignore the interests of small countries, even small countries and sometimes even large countries. Russia leads to negotiations until it comes to its goal, and if she does not come to it, but the atmosphere is still favorable to conclude the agreement, even then Russia will still ask a compromise. Therefore, it can be said that even Russia is subject to the diplomatic reality that « a good contract is a contract that is not satisfied with both parties ». However, in the end, with Russia, « Orwell » « Everyone is equal, but some are more equal » or in this case « some remain more satisfied than others ».

Without deep details, there are two basic views on why Trump is doing so and otherwise. The first is that Trump is taking tactical steps that do not look very successful and competent, and this overall goal for him is to execute the pre -election promise of peace in Ukraine, which is already beginning to look after efforts to leave the dry legs of this spit. The second opinion is that behind these tactical reverents and the welcoming Putin has a greater strategy of thaw that will turn into cooperation. For the security of Latvia, of course, such a rapprochement between the United States and Russia drives the shermal. How do you understand Trump’s Russian politics?

I’m afraid, these conversations are at a stage at all that they do not really start to start, nor are they visible when and how they will end. All commentators rely rather on their intuition than on a real situation