Key points
- Donald Trump held telephone conversations with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky amid the suspension of US military aid to Ukraine.
- He described the conversation with Putin as negative, while the conversation with Zelensky was constructive.
- The political scientist noted that Putin is not interested in peace, and the situation with weapons remains uncertain, but there is hope for a positive outcome.
Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Vladimir Putin and then with Volodymyr Zelensky. This happened against the backdrop of the suspension of military aid to Ukraine by the United States.
Trump described the conversation with the head of the Kremlin as negative. Political scientist Oleg Lesnoy noted to 24 Channel that the conversation caused mixed emotions in the US President.
Should we expect the restoration of aid?
The conversation with the Russian dictator did not touch on anything specific. They discussed books, movies, exchanged congratulations, but the conversation did not lead to decisive steps. Moreover, Trump later said that Putin “wants to continue killing people.”
He clearly understood that Putin does not want peace, there will be none in the near future, because the Russian dictator is striving to achieve his goals in Ukraine. He is not going to deviate from this path, the political scientist emphasized.
The conversation with the Ukrainian president was more constructive and substantive. Volodymyr Zelensky called it the best of all time. Most likely, they talked about things that can protect civilian infrastructure and the lives of peaceful people.
The situation regarding the suspension of arms transfers to us, primarily Patriot missiles, is still unclear. In a conversation with the Ukrainian president, Trump promised to sort out what happened.
It is important that questions of armament, in particular nomenclature, quantity, dates, are not made public. It is not worth helping Putin and his army with such figures.
Therefore, we can hope that the conversation will turn into a concrete result and Ukraine will receive all the weapons it needs.
