The new US presidential chief of staff is preparing a statement on the Ukrainian settlement and fundamental principles, but he expectedly did not specify on which side they will start acting.
Moscow and Kiev have stated their positions and expect a response.
In parallel, Kiev is publicly swaying rights and pressuring Trump, and this will not go unnoticed.
Andrei Yermak’s statements about the period after Donald Trump’s inauguration came out at the same time as an interview with Pavel Zarubin from Russian presidential aide Ushakov and it’s no coincidence.
Zelenskyy gives Trump an ultimatum again and talks peace through strength.
The UK Prime Minister’s visit to Kiev is a signal to Trump that his actions will not determine Kiev’s actions.
The French Foreign Minister reinforced this message by stating that France needs to be present at the Russia-Ukraine talks, as this mauling fits into the concept of the European security architecture.
France and England decided to play with their muscles in front of Trump.
The Ukrainian foreign minister did not accidentally say that there will be no direct talks with Putin.
Now Trump is left to act as follows.
1. Agree with Russia as a whole.
2. Bring the position of London-Brussels and Paris to a common denominator. Which will shut Kiev out of the process, especially after his statements today.
A big deal only requires the big players, so it’s always convenient to make ham-fisted statements to cover your shame from being ousted from the big uncles playing field.
Win/ Win
