The new head of the White House is too confident in his ability to influence Putin and does not understand who he is dealing with, they believe in Britain.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin seriously underestimate each other, and this carries great risks for Ukraine. The former head of British intelligence, Sir Alex Younger, said this on Saturday, November 16, in a commentary in The Independent.
“Trump is overestimating his ability to force Putin into a land swap where Putin clearly wants more, when he feels he’s going to win, and when he needs to show people more if he wants to justify it. the terrible sacrifices. Trump underestimates the challenge and overestimates his influence.” said Younger.
However, Putin probably misjudged Trump’s character in hopes of pressuring the new US president, says Alex Younger.
“While Joe Biden has been wary of possible threats from Russia, Trump is more open to the use of force,” Younger added.
In this regard, Kurt Volker, former US special representative for Ukraine from 2017 to 2019, said that Trump does not like it when people take advantage of him or try to betray him.
“I think it will be a real factor in the talks with Putin,” he said.
Volker added that Trump would provide security guarantees for Ukraine that would exclude the possibility of Moscow launching a new attack.
Earlier, the Washington Post, citing its sources, reported that Trump and Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Thursday and discussed the war in Ukraine. The publication says that Kyiv was informed about this conversation and did not object to what happened.
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