Putin is not in the White House, but the effect is – the time -the time that reveals its grip on Trump | World News

Vladimir Putin is not in the White House but its influence is clear. Sometimes, sometimes, it dominates the room.

There are three important moments that were revealed Russian PresidentHold Over Now Donald Trump.

The first is in the oval office. Sitting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US president told reporters: “I don’t think you need a ceasefire.”

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That is an amazing illustration of Mr. Trump about the face in his approach to peace. During the last six months, the ceasefire has been his priority, but after meeting Putin in Alaska, suddenly not.

Confirming that he now sees war through Moscow’s eyes.

The second is the format itself, with Mr. Trump back to the preferred open question and answer

In Alaska, Mr. Putin was not made to take questions – most likely, because he did not want to. But here, Mr. Zelenskyy has no choice. He was the target of their series to see if he had learned his lessons from the last time.

It was a further demonstration of the special status that Trump appeared to be given to Putin.

The third is their phone call. Initially, President Trump said he would talk to the Kremlin leader after his meeting with European leaders. But apparently during that time.

Face-to-face meetings with seven disturbed leaders for one-time phone calls, Mr. Trump must first check with Mr. Putin, before continuing the discussion.

We still do not know the complete details of the peace proposal arranged, but all of this shows that it is a Russian sketch. The White House provides paper, but Kremlin holds the pen.

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For Moscow, the goal now is to keep Trump on the road to their peace, which is the first settlement, a ceasefire later.

He believes it’s the best way to secure his goal, because it has more influence during the battle continues.

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But Mr. Putin will be aware that Trump is flexible and can easily change his mind, depending on the last person he talks.

So to ensure that the sympathy is not adrift, and the red line remains intact, Russia will try hard to keep her voice heard.

On Monday, for example, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs quickly condemned new comments from the British government that it would be ready to send troops to help uphold a ceasefire.

This illustrates the idea as “provocative” and “predator”.

Moscow is trying to eliminate European concerns by describing himself as the party that wants peace, and Kyiv (and Europe) as an obstacle.

But while Zelenskyy has agreed to a trilateral meeting, Kremlin has not. After a telephone call between Putin and Trump, the leaders discussed “Increasing Representative Levels” in talks between Russia and Ukraine. There is no confirmation to what level.