During the funeral of the Pope, Trump had a brief private meeting with Zelenskyy, and also told Macron who came over, "You are not suitable to be here." The mystery surrounding the 15 minutes before and after the meeting has sparked numerous speculations about what the two discussed.
Yesterday, Trump posted on social media, revealing part of the information. He wrote:
"I just wanted to clean up the mess left by Obama and Biden, it was really chaotic. That said, it makes no sense for Putin to launch missiles at civilian areas and towns in recent days. This makes me think, maybe he doesn't want to stop the war, but is provoking me to handle it in a different way, such as 'bank sanctions' or 'secondary sanctions'? Too many lives have been lost!"
From this, it is not difficult to see that Zelenskyy has given Trump some medicine, which has had a certain effect. Especially when Trump mentioned "possible bank sanctions or secondary sanctions on Russia," it was clearly influenced by Zelenskyy and proposed again.
Such sanction methods are undoubtedly mild for Russia, indicating that Trump has not changed his basic stance towards Russia.
Zelenskyy's current strategy is to let the negotiations last longer. During this period, Ukraine will support the negotiations but will not make major concessions to the United States and Russia. After a period of time, Trump may feel bored, or become angry at Russia's attitude. Meanwhile, Europe is willing to spend more money to arm itself. In that case, Trump may continue to support Ukraine. Overall, this strategy maintains the status quo.
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