According to “FT” Donald Trump has already postponed his election promise to quickly end the conflict. The British daily refers to conversations with two European officials who have been in talks with the president-elect's people in recent weeks.
They show that there is still no decision on how to end the war. Meanwhile, the inauguration of Trump's presidency, scheduled for January 20, is fast approaching.
“Trump's entire team is fascinated by power and appearing strong, so they are recalibrating their approach to Ukraine“- says one of the FT's interlocutors.
Half a year, 100 days, Easter. Various variants of ending the war
During a conversation with journalists, the president-elect himself expressed hope that the war would end sooner than within six months.
On the other hand Keith Kellogga retired general and Trump associate on the case Ukraine i Russia said on Wednesday that the future US president wants to end the war “as quickly as possible” but step down Vladimir Putin not going to.
– People should know that he is not trying to give anything to Putin or the Russians. He's trying to save Ukraine and preserve its sovereignty, and he's going to make sure it's fair and just,” he said on Fox News.
The general added that his goal is to find a solution to the conflict within 100 days of the president's inauguration.
Yet another term was presented by the British Foreign Secretary. Talking about ending the war in one day David Lammy he said it was “unlikely.” “We hear that the schedule has been pushed back slightly towards Easter,” he told the BBC.
According to “FT”, European leaders convinced Trump that further aid for Ukraine from the US would mean a stronger position for Kiev in the negotiations, which would encourage Moscow to talk. The daily also quotes French officials, who believe that weakening Ukraine and depriving it of aid means Russia's further advances in the east. These will make Vladimir Putin unwilling to come to the negotiating table.