On the one hand, he threatens Russia and her trade partners with new economic sanctions, which connects to the ultimatum.
Trump announced that he would introduce the so-called Secondary duties If Russia does not agree to a truce in the war in Ukraine within 50 days – and customs “in a height of about 100 percent.”
Trump thus targets countries like China and India, which they continue to buy oil and gas from Russia, thus filling the war cassette Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Senate proposed even major criminal duties in the draft sanctions, up to 500 percent, for countries that continue to purchase oil, gas and other raw materials from Russia.
Weapon deliveries as “work”
At the same time, the former US president agreed to new delivery weapons of Ukraine, on top of those who previously promised his predecessor Joe Biden. At the Joint NATO Secretary Conference with the Secretary General by Marko Rutte, Trump spoke about “business”: now sends Ukraine new weapons – and Europeans pay for that.
The German Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius confirmed that Germany is ready to buy two new oppressive defense systems “Patriot” for Ukraine: “There are about one billion euros for a complete system ‘Pistorius about costs.
According to NATO Secretary General Ruttea, except Germany, they are ready to buy weapons for Ukraine and Norway, Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain and Canada. “This is a really big deal,” Rutte said, reference to Trump’s readiness to deliver weapons from American production if other NATO members financed.
“This means that Ukraine gets a large amount of new military equipment – for an illegal defense, but also in the form of additional rockets and ammunition,” Rutte emphasized.
Principal exchange rate change? Experts Skeptical
Is this a principal and permanent change of Trump policy towards Russia, and does this increase significant pressure on Putin? American military experts are skeptical.
“We have already seen Trump in the past through the ultimatum,” says Jennifer Kavanagh from Think-Tank Defense Priorities in Washington.
It does not believe that this 50-day ultimatum will change Putin’s attitude in any way, a political scientist in an interview for German public service ard said.
In the end, the sanctions to which Trump were able to “inflict more harm to the American economy than anyone else”. In addition, Trump seems to have its attitude towards the path and situation in Ukraine “changes almost every week.”
“He makes this war with his war”
About the announced new deliveries Kavanagh says: “We are hoping that these Patriot Defense Systems, if they really quickly arrive in Ukraine, at least to protect civilian facilities and save human lives. But this is not a weapon that would decide to change the condition of the front.”
At one point, however, the political point sees a really important change: Trump War against Ukraine called “Biden’s war”, watching him through the prism of his predecessor.
“Announcing a new way in which Ukraine can get help, Trump this war makes his own,” Kavanagh thinks. Thus, he tells him, in the future, it will be much harder to listen to those in their administration who advocates for a complete withdrawal of Ukraine.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius is a matter of German journalists to say, “In particular, it is possible to make it much worldwide to change it to change their politics,” Pistorius said, writing DW.
(Vijesti.ba)
