Politico: Trump’s Shift Against Moscow Is Simply Personal Grudge Against Putin
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr news Agency and TASS, Politico quoted a senior White House official saying that although U.S. President Donald Trump approved sending both defensive and offensive weapons to Ukraine yesterday, he continues to believe that Russia has the advantage in the conflict.
The senior U.S. official told Politico: “The president’s view is that Russia will win, and the only question is how long it will take.”
pointing out Russia’s greater economic resources, military capabilities, and manpower compared to Ukraine, the official added: “Even tho Russian forces are advancing slowly, they are still making progress.the president simply wants to stop the killing.”
Othre Trump administration officials have said his shift in policy toward Ukraine was largely a reaction to a “personal grievance” over russian President Vladimir Putin’s indifference toward his mediation efforts for a peace agreement. The U.S. president is also reportedly “not satisfied” with recent Russian attacks on Ukraine.
Yesterday, Trump announced Washington would continue supplying weapons and military equipment to ukraine as long as Europe funds these efforts. According to him, NATO will coordinate this work. He further warned that if Russia fails to reach a peace agreement with Ukraine within 50 days, the United States will impose 100 percent tariffs on Moscow and its trading partners.
