The Trump administration threatened the Zelensky team to publish information about probable corruption and turned to the head to force Kyiv to sign a mineral agreement.
It is reported by The Washington Post.
After coming to power, Donald Trump said that in order to achieve a peace agreement between Kiev and Moscow, both parties will have to make concessions. Initially, the rhetoric of the US president was very limited – he emphasized the dialogue and even threatened the Russians with sanctions in case of disagreement. However, in recent weeks only Ukraine is under pressure. Instead, Washington establishes relations with the Russians.
The special representative of Trump in Ukraine and the Russian Federation Kel Kellego said that Putin has already provided an approximate “technical plan” of what he wants in negotiations, and that Zelenski should do the same to overcome the differences.
Good luck! Even Henry Kissinger will be scared by such a problem of intermediation, and Trump is definitely not a kissinger, – writes the author of Washington Post David Ignatius.
He adds that Trump’s direct approach to Zelensky is strange, given how many Ukraine were injured after an unprocessed complete invasion of Russia three years ago.
The pressure campaign began last month. The Minister of Finance Scott Immordin visited Kyiv and, according to Zelensky, demanded that he sign a hasty agreement on the transfer of half of the strategic mineral resources of Ukraine to the United States. What Ukraine will receive instead is still clear.
Sign, sign, sign, – the Trump administration repeatedly repeated before Zelensky’s visit to the White House a week ago, told the journalist in the team of Zelensky.
They say that the US pressure included threats to identify the alleged official corruption. I was told that the White House even contacted the main political rival of Zelenski, General Valeraus Zalugun, a former army commander, who is currently the ambassador of Great Britain. The public crest of this campaign was Husky Trump in the oval office, – the material says.
Worse than Trump’s “clapping”, says Ignatius, there is a pause in the support of American intelligence. Kyiv may continue to fight for several months with weapons, which is under development. But American intelligence is necessary for “algorithms” that allow Ukraine to identify and impress Russian goals with amazing accuracy.
The best map of Trump of Ukraine is common sense that Trump says so much. A bad peace agreement, which does not include real security guarantees for Ukraine, will probably explode on his face. It would be Afghanistan Trump.
It was easy to press Ukraine. If Trump really wants to reach peace in Ukraine, the most difficult is just beginning, ”the analyst concludes.
Source: Racurs
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