“Donald Trump said that he was not taking someone’s side because of the war in Ukraine and just wants to stop killing”, – WRITE: www.radiosvoboda.org
Trump was also asked to comment on the message that appeared in the American media, citing sources, that he allegedly encouraged Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to strike Moscow. The publications stated that Trump asked Zelensky if he could strike Moscow or St. Petersburg if the United States was giving a long-range weapon. The Financial Times wrote about it, in particular.
In a comment on Tuesday, Donald Trump said that Ukraine should not target the Russian capital. The White House Head also said that he did not take someone’s direction because of the war in Ukraine, and just wants to stop the murder.
A little earlier on July 15, the White House Preskretar, Caroline Levitt, said the words of the US president were torn out of context.
“President Trump simply asked a question rather than prompted further murder. He is constantly working to stop the violence and put an end to the war, ”Levitt said CNN.
In the comments on Tuesday, Trump also, as Reuters notes, defended his day before 50 days, during which Russia, according to him, should agree to the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine, thus avoiding high duties on countries that buy Russian oil.
“I do not think that 50 days are too long, and it can happen before,” Trump said.
On July 14, US President Donald Trump said during a meeting with NATO General Mark Rutte, who plans to give Ukraine a billion dollars that will be purchased by NATO. He called Patriot Air Defense Systems among military equipment, which is planned to be provided to Ukraine.
At the same time, Trump noted that “dissatisfied” of Russia’s policy, which has recently increased air attacks on Ukraine. He reported that the United States is planning to impose 100 percent secondary duties if the peace agreement is not reached within 50 days. In Europe, this statement was greeted, but they believe that 50 days are a lot.
Subsequently, The Washington Post, citing an informed source, wrote that Donald Trump had considered the possibility of sending Tomahawk winged missiles to Ukraine – they were not in the delivery list, but they could be included later. The publication also wrote about the probable permission to use the 18-range ATACMS 18 missiles, which is now in Ukraine, with full range of 300 kilometers-this will not fly to Moscow or St. Petersburg, but will strike military bases, aerodromes and supply warehouses in the depths of Russia.
The Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that the promise of Trump to raise tariffs and send weapons to Ukraine was perceived “not as a signal to peace, but as a signal to the continuation of the war.”
Analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) believe that US President Donald Trump is acting on the fact that the successful efforts of the United States, aimed at planting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the negotiation table, demanding a combination of economic instruments with Western military support.