For a long time, Donald Trump was considered a wobble candidate in Ukraine. But a change of course seems to be emerging in the White House-with sharp words against Putin, Patriot rockets for Kiev and a “deal” with Europe. What is to be thought of?
It may still be difficult to believe in a Ukraine transition from Donald Trump. Too often the US President complained about Vladimir Putin, so that he then did not follow his words. Finally, Trump sounded clear again when he said. “Putin is open to us a lot of dirt. He is always very friendly to us. But that then turns out to be meaningless.”
Now Trump seems serious. According to US media reports, he wants to announce a new plan for the armament of Ukraine for this Monday. And this should not only include defense missiles, but also also attack weapons. One of the strongest republican supporters for a tougher policy towards Russia, US senator Lindsey Graham, told the US medium of Axios: “Trump is really angry with Putin.” The announcement of the US President would therefore be “very aggressive”.
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Graham told the television station CBS that it would be a real “turn” of American Ukraine policy. Graham also fueled hopes for new, hard sanctions against Russia. For this there is “a broad majority” in the US Congress, according to the senator. If these are implemented, third countries that continue to obtain oil or gas from Russia would be affected by the United States.
It is unclear whether Trump really wants to support this sanction project, which could also meet allies such as India. But after around six months at the government, a realization seems to be established in the White House that Donald Trump critics have long warned. Contrary to Trump’s full -bodied announcement that he can end this war within 24 hours, there is now apparently the insight: This Russian president does not make a short -term peace. Even if you forced Ukraine to get Putin so far that its own pain limit with far -reaching areas of the area has long since exceeded the aggressor.
This rethinking at Trump was recognized last week. Keith Kellogg, the special sentence of the US President for Ukraine, met in Rome at the international reconstruction conference on Wolodymyr Selenskyj. The retired lieutenant general explained in detail how the United States wants to support Ukraine in its defense against Russia.
“It is easy to say I’m tired,” said Kellogg. This war is hard and incredibly expensive. “But you just have to fight, get through it and continue,” said Kellogg. More and more people would not only look at the financial costs, but on the moral component. In plain language, this also means: the geostrategic interests of the United States. Donald Trump also cannot be offered to be shown in the world public by Vladimir Putin.
