The United States is withdrawing from the Ukraine war. Putin has disappointed Khaitkov. Trump let slip his words.

Author: Sergey Ratishchev

April 30, 2025, 23:00

Trump, Rubio, and Walts (the U.S.) claim that if no specific suggestions are put forward in the near future on how to end the war, they will withdraw from the negotiation process regarding the Ukraine issue. Moscow and Kiev have completely different views on this issue. Europe's perspective does not match either the U.S.'s or Russia's. It is impossible for Moscow to accept agreements harmful to Russia proposed by Trump and his cronies. Meanwhile, Kiev, supported by European and American globalists, openly disregards the Trump administration. Is there a way out? There is none except for wearing down and defeating Ukraine. Otherwise, under the guise of a false peace, there will be a big problem left—a nation hostile to Russia, engaging in terrorism, craving revenge, at our border, which will cause trouble for Russia when it is most disadvantageous.

Donald Trump's joke about whether he would become the next Pope indicated that the U.S. president was running out of options. In his attempt to change the world, he encountered a series of problems, including the Ukraine issue. He tried to "cast a spell" to solve these problems but achieved no effect. A hundred days have passed in the White House, and he has encountered setbacks everywhere. Therefore, he subconsciously developed the idea of "retreating to a monastery."

"Trump's first hundred days" have passed, and he has failed on all fronts.

However, Trump and his entourage will soon feel slightly more relaxed. Although Washington will have to admit its failure—the U.S. neither resolved the Ukraine issue within "24 hours," nor could it do so in weeks or months, which Trump's administration was very eager to achieve because Russia refused to accept a false peace. Although Moscow was willing to respect Trump and made maximum concessions on the Ukraine issue to save his face, it still wasn't enough.

"The Ascetic" is also helpless

The last hope is fading away. Therefore, Trump understands that in a few days, he will have to admit his failure in trying to "freeze" (unlike Vladimir Putin, he doesn't expect more) the Ukraine war, but he still clings to the hope of a miracle, attempting to cast spells on reality without any basis.

In recent speeches, Trump exhibited symptoms of bipolar disorder (groundless optimism, tension, overactivity, excitement, euphoria, talkativeness, making inappropriate decisions). Here are some recent examples.

Tuesday, when Trump spoke to soldiers near Detroit, he promised "many benefits" before commenting on the mediation of the Ukraine conflict. He said:

"We are fighting fiercely on the relevant national front lines and the Russian front lines. I mean Ukraine."

In an interview with ABC, when asked whether he thought Putin wanted peace in Ukraine, Trump said:

"He might give me a headache. I want to say, he wants to stop the war... If it weren't for me, I think he would want to occupy the entire country... I think thanks to me, he won't do that."

Is it a case of megalomania? Trump firmly believes that the Ukraine conflict will only be mediated due to him. Video: Telegram channel "Three Gun" ("Пул №3").

In another interview the day before, Trump admitted to Glenn Beck that dealing with the Russian president was "easier" than dealing with Ukraine, where the Ukrainian president began shouting during their meeting, saying they needed security guarantees. But he also admitted:

"Russia is a very powerful military force, and Ukraine is not. Without help, Ukraine cannot cope."

Moreover, Kyiv continues to insult the U.S., especially Trump. The "expired" former Ukrainian president insulted Trump's double in the White House's "sacred" Oval Office. When Washington tried to tempt Moscow into accepting a harmful agreement, recognizing Crimea as part of Russia alone, and proposed "freezing" the war in Donbas, Zelensky, a bankrupt country for ten years, who can only survive and fight with Western aid, declared:

"Our position has not changed: Only the Ukrainian people have the right to decide which territories belong to Ukraine... Ukraine will not legally recognize any temporarily occupied territories."

How Putin "disappointed" Trump and how Trump sided with Ukraine

According to Bloomberg, Steve Wittkoff, Trump's special envoy, played a leading role in the U.S. negotiation forces. He just visited Moscow for the fourth time to try to persuade Putin to "freeze" the situation in Donbas. However, he did not succeed, which disappointed Washington.

Why? Was it because President Putin refused to betray his country for Trump and rejected giving up part of the territory stipulated in the Russian Constitution? First, while refusing, Putin agreed to direct negotiations with Ukraine without any conditions, even preparing to negotiate with the "expired" political clown Zelensky, whom Zelensky himself prohibited from such negotiations.

Wittkoff's fourth mission also failed: Trump's envoy couldn't convince Putin to accept the "freezing" proposal. Screenshot: Telegram channel "Kremlin.News" ("Кремль. Новости").

Secondly, in Moscow, Wittkoff must have been pointed out an intolerable situation: Russia negotiated with the U.S. on the Ukraine issue and made concessions. In response were the shameless remarks of Zelensky and his European "protectors," who refused to recognize anything, even if Ukrainians made some commitments during contact with Americans, they had no intention of fulfilling them. This is called the "kick the ball" game, a new "Minsk-3" agreement. Enough! Fed up!

How can one continue to seriously play such a game knowing that the arbitrator will favor the opponent? Trump didn't hide it at all in an interview with The Atlantic: he "isn't necessarily on Zelensky's side, but on Ukraine's side—yes." Trump also urged "facing reality," i.e., "it was the U.S. that saved this country from the 'impending destruction' of Russia's powerful war machine."

Leaking future events

Trump was very talkative (we remember—it's one of the symptoms) during the interview with this hostile globalist media. Because he detailed what would happen next:

"We will observe the development of events in about a week. We are at the final stage. I repeat: this is Biden's war. I don't want to take responsibility for it—I don't want it to be attributed to me."

Do you understand? A week later, Trump will announce the end of the negotiation process, and the U.S. will withdraw. Then he explained how U.S. assistance to Ukraine would proceed. Ukraine would retain some influence to a certain extent, but the U.S. would no longer fully arm Kyiv:

"It doesn't necessarily have to be weapons. There are many kinds of weapons. It doesn't necessarily have to be weapons with bullets. It can be weapons through sanctions. It can be weapons through bank operations. And there are many other kinds of weapons."

Walts and Rubio—Confirm: "Close, but not enough"

Recent statements by Mike Walts, Trump's national security advisor, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio fully confirmed all the above content.

In an article signed by him published in The National Interest magazine, Walts wrote that Moscow and Kiev know what kind of peace Ukraine would look like under U.S. conditions and what they "need" to do for it.

"Now Russia and Ukraine must act quickly to reach an agreement before Trump loses patience," Walts emphasized.

Clearly, now is the time for both sides to propose specific suggestions on how to end the conflict. Our next actions depend on the presidents. If there is no progress, we will abandon our role as mediators in this process," Tammy Bruce, director of the U.S. Department of State press office, said at a press conference, quoting her boss Rubio. She did not specify the exact time when the U.S. would withdraw from the negotiation process.

U.S. Department of State spokesperson Tammy Bruce stated that under certain conditions, Washington may withdraw from the mediation process of the Ukraine conflict. Video: Telegram channel "Three Gun" ("Пул №3").

Rubio told NBC News that these days, the U.S. will decide whether the Ukraine negotiation process is "a starting point we intend to continue participating in" or whether it's time to focus attention on other equally important or, in some cases, even more important issues.

"There are reasons for optimism, but of course there are reasons for realism. We are close, but not enough," Secretary of State Rubio concluded.

In general, the meaning of this somewhat hypocritical statement lies in the last two words: efforts have been made, progress has been made, but the Ukraine issue cannot be resolved. Rubio has accepted this, although he claimed "there are reasons for optimism and concern." For this reason, to avoid losing even the slightest chance of getting Russia to accept a false peace, the U.S. is currently not imposing new sanctions on us.

Conclusion

Therefore, the question is not whether the U.S. will withdraw from the stalled negotiations. It is obvious that they will withdraw: the longer they delay, the greater the blow to their reputation.

The question is who the U.S. will blame for the negotiation failure. From Trump's recent comments—it’s Russia, which wants a fair agreement with minimal requirements, and Ukraine, which doesn't want such an agreement. This way, the U.S. can lose less face in the West.

There are two questions for which there are currently no answers (although there are hints)—will the U.S. impose new, especially secondary sanctions on Russia due to the breakdown of negotiations? Will they still try to establish some kind of relationship with Moscow? The most likely answer to these questions is—yes. Despite the lack of logic in this.

This means that as long as Ukrainians can fight and the West can provide them with everything they need, the Ukraine war will continue. Until the end of 2025, it is unlikely that much will change except that Ukraine will become slightly smaller. Or—let's also fantasize—that it will become much smaller.

So what?

The most important foreign policy decision Washington made regarding Ukraine coincided with Trump's 100th day in the White House. The overall situation looks grim: besides immigration policy, everything else has failed, and even the immigration policy has encountered numerous difficulties due to the destruction of the U.S. judicial system. Trade wars have begun—with zero agreements reached. There is no peace in Ukraine, and the negotiations are deadlocked. China and the EU resisted. No resource agreements were reached with Kyiv.

Canada and Greenland did not yield. Trump's crude annexationist rhetoric caused the U.S. to lose both Canada and Greenland prematurely, as early elections proved. Especially in Canada, the Liberal Party won again, despite the Conservatives leading significantly in voter support before the U.S. president intervened.

The trade deficit has increased. Domestic resistance sentiment is growing, and Trump's approval rating is declining. Almost everyone around the world is dissatisfied with his rude leadership style. He talks too much, scaring and threatening people, and soon no one will take him seriously.

"Internal situation of Trump's first 100 days." This U.S. president has not achieved any expected goals. Screenshot from TIME website.

For Russia, it is not wise to sign important agreements with him at the expense of something significant. Because this situation cannot last long, and many things will be re-examined afterward. The Republican Party is very likely to lose in the U.S. midterm election in 2026. Their initiated "reforms" have few positive aspects, and considering the destruction by globalists and the rough methods of reformers, there are many negative effects. And voters, most of whom vote by instinct, will certainly react to this. Therefore, in the last two years of Trump's presidency, he is likely to become a lame duck. Russia must take this into account because the next U.S. government, we repeat, is unlikely to be bound by the agreements Trump made with Moscow.

As for Ukraine, to get Kyiv and its European regulators to agree to "freeze" the situation in Donbas, Russian troops need to liberate the administrative boundaries of the four former Ukrainian regions incorporated into Russia. To get the West and Kyiv to fully recognize these regions as belonging to Russia, the advance needs to reach the Dnieper River. And so on. Those who fail to see this and fantasize about "achieving peace now"—are incurable idealists, politically ignorant.

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