Russian commentators have said that Vladimir Putin is outwitting Donald Trump over Ukraine peace negotiations. Journalist and political scientist Andrei Sidorchik said on television: “I see it absolutely the same way, because our people who don’t hold public office are a bit freer in their judgments, and therefore they see no need to stroke Donald Trump’s ego that was wounded by the Norwegian Nobel committee. He is saying the eternal peace will now start in the Middle East.
“Although we understand that nothing is being said about the Palestinian state. We are talking about a man who constantly talks about ending seven wars. It’s not the right level of responsibility and perception.” Host Roman Babayan then mentioned a post from President Trump on Truth Social thanking Putin for his warm words over the peace deal. Sidorchik added: “Once again, to save the world from an apocalypse, we have to stroke the ego of a man who is behaving like a cowboy from a saloon or an infant.
“His intellect is not up to par. He is as simple as pockety change. He thinks that, in the end, Russia can be cowed.
“His entourage thinks so, too. Which is sad.”
Professor Andrey Koshkin then issued his prediction for what will happen in the coming years, suggesting that Europe would repay Russia its siezed assets, as well as interest.
“All of it will happen,” he added.
Regarding a peace deal, journalist Evgenia Volgina said: “There is an often-used psychological trick of telling your counterpart what he wants to hear.”
Volgina added: “Most likely, he is doing that.
“But we are the only ones talking about peacemaking.
“Everybody else, Americans and Europeans don’t need peacemaking.”
It comes as Trump issued an ultimatum to Putin, suggesting that long-range Tomahawk missiles could be sent to UKraine, which would allow Volodymyr Zelensky’s troops to strike deep into Russia, including Moscow.
“I might have to speak to Russia, to be honest with you, about Tomahawks,” the US President said on Air Force One today, according to Politico.
“Do they want to have Tomahawks going in their direction? I don’t think so,” he added.
“I think I might speak to Russia about that, in all fairness. I told that to President Zelensky, because Tomahawks are a new step of aggression. You understand that.”
“Yeah, I might tell him that if the war is not settled, that we may very well — we may not, but we may do it,” he added. “I think it’s appropriate to bring up. I want to see the war settled.”