Russia is celebrating as they have said that “Donald Trump is ours” and the US “is letting us attack Ukraine.”
Leading researcher at the centre for Central Asian Studies, Dmitry Novikov warned that should the Ukrainian President give “any territorial concession would be a political suicide.”
He then said, “I get an impression that Americans are simply waiting. They have given us an opportunity. ‘Go ahead and take it. We won’t help you, you are not our allies, but we won’t really get in your way either.’ This option suits us well.”
The Russian dictator is demanding that Kyiv has to withdraw all troops from the east that the Russian Federation illegally annexed but does not fully control as part of the peace deal.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said after the talks in UAE, “Ukrainian diplomatic team reports almost every hour from the UAE, where a conversation took place today involving the Ukrainian, American, and Russian delegations.
“They are discussing the parameters for ending the war. By now, our team should already have at least some answers from Russia.
“The key is that Russia must be ready to end the war it started. Ukraine’s positions are clear. I have defined the framework for dialogue for our delegation.”
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However, despite Moscow cheering Trump the reality in Russia is far more serious as Putin’s war in Ukraine is stifling growth and GDP for the country is below 1% and this year the economy is heading into a downward spiral.
According to the Institute of the Study of War said, “The Russian people are increasingly feeling the effects of the Kremlin’s continued prioritization of the Russian defense industrial base.”
The ISW said rising wages is increasing inflation and Putin’s war is causing increased labour shortages, and soaring inflation has caused the central bank to raise interest rates.
They added, “ISW continues to assess that increased Western economic pressure on Russia, along with helping Ukraine maintain and even increase pressure on the battlefield, remains critical to changing Putin’s calculus and forcing Putin to face more serious trade-offs between continuing to pursue his maximalist war aims and sacrificing the quality of life of the Russian people.”
A Russian official told the Washington Post that a “banking crisis is possible,” adding, “a non-payments crisis is possible.
“I don’t want to think about a continuation of the war or an escalation.”
