Peace in Ukraine unlikely without tougher action from Trump – WSJ
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Donald Trump has consistently criticized Joe Biden for his political actions related to the war in Ukraine. However, he himself is not ready to change his rhetoric towards Russia to a harsher one.
This is stated in an editorial column in The Wall Street Journal.
“The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska, followed by a visit by European leaders to the White House, was supposed to provide a boost to ending the war between Russia and Ukraine. A week later, we are back to the same old thing, as Vladimir Putin uses his usual tricks and shows no serious interest in a deal. The question is what President Trump will do about it,” the publication says.
The WSJ commented on the strikes by the Russian occupiers and Putin’s behavior with the following words: “This is not the behavior of a person interested in peace.”
The publication emphasizes that until Putin believes that the cost of continuing the war for him will be higher than the risk of ending it, he will not stop.
“It’s time for Mr. Trump to impose secondary sanctions on countries that buy Russian oil and gas. This could attract China’s attention. Here’s another idea: confiscate a portion of the $300 billion in Russian reserves frozen in the West every week while the bombing continues,” the journalists suggested.
The publication added that a lasting peace in Ukraine is unlikely without a much tougher policy by US President Trump.
Recall that the United States plans to take on only a “minimal” role in providing security guarantees to Ukraine.
As reported, US President Donald Trump said that it will become clear within the next two weeks whether peace can be achieved in Ukraine . If this does not happen, he warned of the possibility of finding “another approach” to resolving the war.
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