{"id":1392358,"date":"2026-05-12T12:23:41","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/the-kremlin-on-the-brink-how-xi-and-trump-can-help-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:23:41","slug":"the-kremlin-on-the-brink-how-xi-and-trump-can-help-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/the-kremlin-on-the-brink-how-xi-and-trump-can-help-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kremlin on the Brink: How Xi and Trump Can Help Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Source: Author&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/viktor.shlinchak\/posts\/pfbid0Jin63F7HzWyq1pz1jucNYGFMFt9JQisXb7pPzwfPDQUdt1v9Nsai56tiq4kmhMq9l?locale=uk_UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Xi and Trump can put an end to three conflicts at once.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <strong>Russia&#8217;s economy is still sagging. Its mobilization resources are also starting to limp along. And at the same time, Ukraine is building up its capacity to strike deep into Russian territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> It is important here that over the years since 1922, it is not even the economic indicators that have changed, but rather the psychological ones. The parade was a precursor. And when we talk about a war of attrition, this psychological factor can have the best possible effect. Moreover, in both directions.<\/p>\n<p> Last year, one of the Kremlin&#8217;s main ideologues, Vladislav Surkov, said in an interview with a French publication that the expansion of the &#8220;Russian world&#8221; even in the regime of &#8220;geopolitical isolation&#8221; is an organic process. Like the division of Ukraine. But in the same interview, he says that the main thing for Moscow is &#8220;not to get carried away.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> And this moment, it seems, is coming. Slowly, but predictably.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/like-in-the-days-of-late-stalinism-is-a-coup-being-prepared-in-the-kremlin\/\">Like in the days of late Stalinism: is a coup being prepared in the Kremlin?<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> Be that as it may, we are moving towards the &#8220;Minsk-3&#8221; trajectory. In essence, an organic freeze, which will be seasoned with a long process of coordinating documents and reducing military activity along the contact line.<\/p>\n<p> In fact, now, due to the potential escalation, Putin is no longer fighting for the capitulation of Ukraine, but for points that will not allow him to directly lose the status of tsar. Because who will focus on a leader who has not improved, but only worsened Russia&#8217;s conceptual perception in the world and its strategic positions for five years? And they have clearly worsened. It will take years to get out of this problematic hole. And in addition, to invest in the occupied regions so as not to cause internal rebellions.<\/p>\n<p> Psychologically, Putin cannot admit defeat. But he also cannot bear the burden he has placed on himself. Because strategically, Russia, despite the desire it expressed in 2007, has never been able to participate in a new Yalta.<\/p>\n<p> But the real &#8220;Yalta&#8221; will take place this week in Beijing. Of course, Russia was not invited. Trump and Xi are meeting after several postponed dates. Trump is not in the best position, because he is burdened by Iran. Xi is also not in ideal conditions, because the predicted Chinese &#8220;economic miracle&#8221; due to regional aggravations in the world does not allow him to become the number one economy.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" data-right>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/kremlin-zugzwang-putin-is-losing-control-of-the-russian-political-system\/\">Kremlin Zugzwang: Putin is losing control of the Russian political system<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> And therefore, there will be many items on the agenda at once, which should balance not only bilateral relations, but also prepare for scenarios that will satisfy both sides. And these are Iran, Ukraine, and Taiwan.<\/p>\n<p> I won&#8217;t describe how much each of these cases is currently a stimulus for the global economy, everything is clear here. The only thing that deserves attention now is how cautious China is ready to fully engage in these scenarios. Because for Beijing, each of them is about image and financial risks.<\/p>\n<p> For the US now, it&#8217;s about tactical victories that the White House will sell in the congressional elections. And here, I suspect, the main factor that may not improve, but rather exacerbate already critical issues, will be Trump&#8217;s characteristic line of behavior. When at some point he will not be able to step over his own ego.<\/p>\n<p> Overall, this meeting could truly be historic if it does not turn into a competitive process for the right to dictate terms.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 Materials published in the \u201cOPINIONS\u201d section reflect the opinion of the author of the publication, who bears full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/em><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 The editorial staff of prm.ua may not share the opinions expressed in the author&#8217;s material.<\/em><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 The owner of the webpage in the \u201cOPINIONS\u201d section is the author of the publication.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Author&#8217;s Facebook page Xi and Trump can put an end to three conflicts at once. Russia&#8217;s economy is still sagging. Its mobilization resources are also starting to limp along. And at the same time, Ukraine is building up its capacity to strike deep into Russian territory. It is important here that over the years [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":1195259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76871,76872,76893],"class_list":["post-1392358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-2","category-news-feed","category-thoughts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1392358"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1392358\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1195259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1392358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1392358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}