Reference Message Network reported on April 20 that the website of the British "Guardian" published an article on April 18 titled "Trump's Threat to Abandon Ukraine Peace Talks Exposes Lack of Professionalism and Patience", written by Andrew Roth. The content is compiled as follows:

A key to successful negotiation lies in always being willing to walk away from the negotiating table. However, it remains unclear whether Trump's government's threat to abandon the peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia is a negotiation tactic or simply due to a lack of patience for complex negotiations - a flaw that has plagued its foreign policy since taking office three months ago.

This will be the latest 180-degree turn for the Trump administration: it has already taken a back seat in Gaza talks and imposed "reciprocal tariffs" worldwide earlier this month, causing shockwaves in the global financial market.

Diplomacy has proven to be no easy task. Trump once promised that he could stop the conflict in Ukraine and Russia within 24 hours, but that deadline has long passed. Moreover, his administration has done almost nothing to achieve the kind of arduous diplomacy needed to reach landmark agreements like the Dayton Accords or the Camp David Accords.

Meetings have been held. However, there are few signs of new progress, indicating any pressure exerted on the Kremlin by the United States, or what specific security guarantees these negotiations will provide to prevent Russia from continuing to fight directly at its own discretion. One element of the "Trump Agreement" seems to be: it does not take much time or effort to achieve it.

If Trump chooses to ignore the peace agreement and the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, this decision will still benefit Putin. Moscow appears to see this as a win-win situation: either reach an agreement favorable to itself with the White House, or wait for Trump to lose patience.

There are more optimistic voices within the Trump administration. Vice President Vance, who is skeptical of Ukraine, said that "some things... even just in the past 24 hours" may indicate an opportunity for a ceasefire.

However, from Rubio's or Witkowski's statements, it seems that the positions of all parties have hardly changed compared to the beginning. Bloomberg News reported on Friday that the U.S. has presented some conditions for lifting sanctions in exchange for an agreement to Russia - Rubio had already proposed these conditions during his confirmation hearing in January. Witkowski appeared surprised on Fox News Channel, saying that what Russia wants goes far beyond a ceasefire.

The difficult ceasefire negotiations in this conflict have consistently lacked expertise. Now, the Trump administration also appears to lack patience and has expressed readiness to abandon the talks at any time. (Compiled/translated by Zhao Feifei)

Original source: https://www.toutiao.com/article/7495353717047362083/

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