That it is a change of pace is evident, beyond the content of the conversation revealed by the Washington Post. In the phone call, made from his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida last Thursday, Trump expressed his intention to collaborate with Putin to reach a speedy solution to the Ukrainian conflict, underlining the importance of preventing further escalation. But he also warned the Russian President not to launch a massive offensive against Kiev in the months preceding his inauguration in the White House, reminding Moscow of the strong military deployment that the United States can boast in Europe. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovwhile not revealing anything about the telephone conversation, nevertheless recorded the “positive signals” coming from the new US Administration towards Russia. Moscow’s initial reception to the US election outcome proved lukewarm, however, Putin’s subsequent congratulations to Trump represented a turning point and opened the door to potential collaborations. “During the campaign he said that he sees everything through the lens of the agreements,” Peskov said, referring to Trump. “At least he talks about peace, instead of confrontation and the desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.”
Also from Ukraine, the president Volodymyr Zelensky he seems not to have posed any resistance to the dialogue begun between the presidents Trump And Putin. After the phone call with the new president and Elon Musk, the Ukrainian president apparently let his followers know that he did not emerge from that conversation “with a sense of desperation”. In the coming months, however, the Pentagon will continue to send military supplies worth around 10 billion dollars and perhaps on the phone Trump assured Zelensky that he will not oppose Biden’s desire to support Kiev “until the end of his mandate”. During his election campaign, Trump set out his goal of end the conflict in Ukraine “in 24 hours”, making dialogue with the Russian leader an expected step towards that end. Trump has chosen to communicate directly with Putin, avoiding intermediaries, in a strategy aimed at preventing the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine from interfering with the start of his presidency. The peace plan would already be ready, at least in its general points: in exchange for the ceasefire, Ukraine would have to renounce Donbass and Crimea which would remain under Russian control even without formal recognition; Kiev should abandon the idea of joining NATO for 20 years; and a demilitarized zone would be created on the border, manned by an interposition force provided (and paid for) by the Europeans. In exchange, Zelensky would obtain sufficient military supplies to prevent future ambitions of conquest by Moscow.
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