“Donald Trump’s inaugural statements about his desire to end all wars and become a peacemaker are consistent with his statements during the election campaign.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
“Trump made similar statements for some time as a presidential candidate,” the diplomat noted.
He clarified that Trump had previously repeatedly spoken about the possibility of concluding an agreement between Israel and Hamas regarding hostages and a cease-fire in Gaza. In addition, he emphasized the need to end the Russian Federation’s war against Ukraine.
The expert agrees that Trump’s election victory to some extent contributed to the agreement between Israel and Hamas. After all, the leadership of the group was obviously worried that he might take tougher measures against them.
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, according to Herbst, Trump’s team members have already presented “a number of conditions that, in their opinion, will become the basis for an agreement.” In particular, the ambassador noted, it is about the fact that both the Kremlin and Ukraine must make concessions.
In this connection, Herbst reminded that Trump’s team considers it expedient for Ukraine to make a territorial compromise and “forget” about NATO for at least 20 years. Russia, on the other hand, must agree to the creation of a demilitarized zone controlled by European troops, and also accept the fact that the West will further arm Ukraine in order to prevent repeated Russian aggression.
As Ukrinform reported, during his inaugural speech, Trump said that he would strengthen the US Armed Forces so that America’s power could stop all wars.