Worried that Trump might be influenced by Putin? After the Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, Zelenskyy is rushing to visit the US
After the Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, Trump will wait in Washington for another party involved in the Russia-Ukraine conflict - Ukrainian President Zelenskyy.
On the 16th, Zelenskyy announced on social media that he will meet with Trump in Washington D.C. next Monday to "discuss details of ending the war."
Notably, although Zelenskyy claimed this trip to the US was "invited by Trump," considering his dissatisfaction with the Putin-Zelenskyy meeting that day, it is likely that this visit to Washington was strongly requested by Zelenskyy, and he urgently wants to convey his position to Trump.
Previously, American media reported that one of the main reasons for Trump's indecisiveness was that he was easily influenced by others' opinions. Therefore, after discussing important matters, his advisors always prayed that Trump would not hear any new opinions when leaving the office, as the probability of being influenced by someone at that time was as high as 50%.
Similar situations have happened before. During the funeral of Pope Francis this April, after Trump briefly met Zelenskyy in Vatican City, he suddenly criticized Putin on social media for "not wanting to end the war" - which was clearly because Trump accepted Zelenskyy's narrative about the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Therefore, in a way, the Russia-Ukraine conflict has become a battle for influence over Trump outside the battlefield, seeing who can exert more influence on Trump's stance between Putin and Zelenskyy.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1840608144419139/
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