How Trump and trade wars pushed Russia and Ukraine into the cold
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the meetings of the G20 Summit in Hamburg on July 7, 2017
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It is easy to forget that the soldiers of Russia and Ukraine continue to fight for every front region in Ukraine with the trade wars that dominated the news agenda in the main times – and the news agenda.
The conflict in Gaza, the geopolitical landscape and the changing geopolitical landscape and the changing economic uncertainty and strengthening in the United States and Europe are pushing for more than three and a half years in the agenda of global policy makers, in the agenda of Ukraine.
Even Russia and Ukraine are left out in the cold, even this week’s talks in Istanbul, both sides of the negotiation team contains and barely mentioned in the media. As long as things stop, there is an uneasy atmosphere when it comes to the expectations of war and peace.
Trump lost his patience when he stated that Ukraine could buy more US weapons as long as Ukraine paid for them to NATO allies. It gave Russia a 50 -day deadline to make a peace agreement with Ukraine. If not, Russia would face “very violent” sanctions and 100%”secondary” tariffs up to 100%, he said.
They can hit Russia hard and can hit the remaining trade partners, including other goods, as well as Russian oil and gas, including India and China.
Russian Joker Character
As long as things stopped, to show that Russia was serious about a ceasefire and peace plan until 2 September – little progress has been made, Despite some agreements on prisoner traders.
Analysts suspect that the threat of further sanctions will bring Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiation table instead of talking to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Mykola Bielieskov, Research Assistant of the National Strategic Studies Institute of Ukraine, said Trump’s request for peace agreement and other sanctions.
“The Kremlin, under Trump, is incapable of a systematic policy in supporting Ukraine and putting pressure on Russia,” Bielieskov told NBC News in early July. He said.
File Photo: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting at the G20 Leaders Summit in Japan on June 28, 2019.
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“Serious secondary sanctions require to be willing to fight with China and India, who buys raw materials from Russia.”
“Similarly, when it comes to weapons, the speed and volume of the materials here and now. Therefore, there are many unknowns. And I think Russia may believe that Russia does not dare to impose secondary sanctions on Russia’s trade partners.”
Ukraine, in the case of weapons materials, in the mercy of the US and Europe Largesse, in recent months to negotiate, Trump, along with Russia more willing for an unanswered ceasefire.
In addition, if a ‘holy bowl’ was given for the country, it has shown the desire to reconcile even when it comes to the fact that the Russian occupied Ukraine territory to Moscow: NATO membership.
In this view, the ruins of the destroyed buildings are seen on July 24, 2025 in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblass, Chasiv Yar in Dawn in Ukraine.
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However, there are very few signs in the battlefield due to the manpower and intense drone war that provides small but incremental gains due to the manpower and intense drone war.
Ukraine is terrified
Even worse for Kiev, ongoing martial law creates unrest with inaccuracies about the lack of elections and the inaccuracies about Zelenskyy’s war -time leadership.
Last week, Kiev exploded due to a reaction to government moves to limit the independence of the anti -corruption agencies. The best EU politicians expressed astonishment in motion To Outlet of PoliticoEurope showed a lack of commitment to monitoring democratic values. The fight against endemic corruption in Ukraine is seen as a prerequisite for Kyiv’s EU membership.
On 23 July 2025, protesters had banners during the rally against the laws that restrict the independence of anti -corruption institutions in Ukraine, Kiev.
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In mid -July, the reorganization of a government fueled the accusations that Zelenskyy intensified power among the loyalists and that Ukraine could fires concerns between international supporters and philanthropists.
Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Senior member and political analysis firm R. Political Founder Tatiana Stanovaya, according to Ukraine, “increasing external uncertainty in a critical stage of internal consolidation” enters.
“The latest war area developments coincide with a new American stance: Donald Trump chose the tactical delay on decisive participation by stepping back to Europe while transferring financial and political responsibilities to Europe. “He said.
“Meanwhile, Kiev uses this intervention to calibrately recalled. The reorganization of the last Government … Strengthening political control under the direction of Zelenskyy, underlining the intention to support an intensive business crisis.”
“International support becomes more processing, instead of advancement of democratic reform,” despite the increasing Western discomfort of Ukraine’s internal orbit, “International support is more processed.
