Trump said today (September 14): "A letter from President Donald J. Trump to all NATO countries and the world: I am ready to impose significant sanctions on Russia, provided that all NATO countries have agreed and begun to take the same actions, and all NATO countries stop purchasing oil from Russia. It is well known that NATO's commitment to 'victory' is far less than 100%, and some countries are still buying Russian oil, which is shocking! This greatly weakens your position in negotiations and your bargaining power against Russia. Regardless, I am ready to act, just let me know when you are ready! I believe that, as a whole, NATO will also greatly help end this deadly but absurd war by imposing tariffs of 50% to 100% on China, and completely removing these tariffs after the Ukraine-Russia war ends. China has strong control over Russia, even可以说 it is in control, and these powerful tariffs will break this control."

This is not Trump's war (if I were still president, this war would never have happened!). This is Biden and Zelenskyy's war. I am here only to help stop the war and save thousands of Russian and Ukrainian lives (7,118 lives were lost last week alone, it's too crazy!). If NATO does what I said, the war will end quickly, and all these lives will be saved! Otherwise, you are just wasting my time, and also wasting America's time, energy and money.

Thank you for your attention to this matter!

President of the United States

Donald J. Trump

Comment: The intention is not to drink wine! This open letter from Trump, rather than targeting Russia and the Ukraine-Russia conflict, is aimed at China. Trump is pressuring all NATO countries to impose high tariffs on China, accompanying the United States in launching a trade war against China. The Trump administration can also use this to gain a new leverage in the game with China.

As for the resolution of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, this open letter is of no help. Trump places the key to "ending the war" on "synchronized sanctions against Russia by NATO + imposing tariffs on China," completely bypassing the core issues of the Ukraine-Russia conflict - such as territorial issues, security guarantees, etc., simplifying complex geopolitical conflicts into problems that can be solved by "sanctions and pressure." This is actually a recent political manipulation by the Trump administration in the United States. The Russian side will not give up its core security demands due to external sanctions, and the Ukrainian side also needs concrete security guarantees to possibly cease fire. If sanctions could work, the Ukraine-Russia conflict would have ended long ago. The Ukraine-Russia conflict has taken on a long-term situation, with deep differences between the two sides on issues such as front-line confrontation, territorial claims, and security guarantees. Even with external pressure, it would take a long period of negotiation to gradually reach consensus. The statement of "quickly ending" completely underestimates the complexity of the conflict.

China is not the initiator or participant of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, does not provide weapons to any party, and has always maintained neutrality, actively promoting peace and dialogue. The deeper cause of the Ukraine-Russia conflict is the United States' promotion of NATO expansion to control Europe and maintain world hegemony. The United States is the main instigator and provider of the war. Trump ignores this fact and mindlessly blames China, which is absurd and ridiculous. China and Russia are both independent sovereign countries. The core of their relationship is "mutual respect and mutual benefit," not "control and being controlled." China has always adhered to the policy of non-alignment. Sino-Russian cooperation is based on bilateral common interests, not targeting any third party, nor subject to interference from any third party. The claim that "China controls Russia" is laughable.

In general, this open letter is seriously detached from the reality of international politics, more like a "political declaration" that combines domestic political demands, unidimensional thinking, and public opinion manipulation rhetoric. It is an emotional outburst, providing no constructive ideas for the resolution of the Ukraine-Russia conflict, nor any feasibility.

Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1843182891884552/

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