Trump and Putin have appealed to peace in Ukraine
President Trump said he had A “long and very productive phone call” With President Vladimir Putin of Russia, whom he described as an start to negotiation to end the war in Ukraine. Subsequently, Trump said that he spoke with President Volodymyr Zelensky from Ukraine.
“We have each talked about the forces of our respective nations and the great advantage that we will one day have to work together,” wrote Trump on the social networks of his call with Putin. “But first, as we both agreed, we want to stop the millions of deaths” – in fact, about several hundred thousand – “taking place in the war”.
The appeal means the collapse of Western efforts to isolate poutine diplomatically.
Trump did not say how the interests of Ukraine would take into account the negotiations. But the Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, declared earlier at a meeting of NATO in Brussels than a peace agreement restoring the borders of Ukraine to those of 2014, when Russia annexed Crimea ,, was “unrealistic. “Russia now occupies about 20% of Ukraine. Trump,” added HegSeth, “does not support Ukraine members at NATO as part of a peace plan.
Deal Minerals: The precious mineral resources of Ukraine have become a leading element in the maneuver of the future of the country after Trump pushed the idea of Exchange of American aid for Ukrainian minerals. THE The American secretary of the Treasury was in Kyiv To talk about a possible case.
Modi hopes to keep India outside Trump’s target list
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India should try to relieve any potential friction between his country and the United States when he meets President Trump today in Washington. Modi spoke of a warm relationship with the president, But Trump can be an inconsistent friend.
Two flagrant problems could complicate Modi’s objectives: trade and immigration. Modi “will try to show Trump that he cooperates on his fixing on prices and illegal immigration,” said Mujib Mashal, our head of the Southern office. “Trump distinguished India as one of the main attackers of prices enjoying a trade deficit with the United States, mentioning India in the same breath as China.”
India’s commercial surplus with the United States increasesAnd Modi could offer lower tasks on American goods such as Bourbon and Pacans, which are mainly produced in republican states.
Deportations: India is also the greatest source of illegal immigration to the United States after Latin America. Modi’s government has clearly indicated that it will cooperate with Trump’s expulsion effort, even if it caused a tumult in India last week.
Jordan and Egypt try the diversion of Gaza
Jordan and Egypt move with speed to try to dissuade President Trump from Forcing them to accommodate two million Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. The two Arab nations consider the proposal as an existential threat.
The strategy seems to be to appease Trump with work offers together to rebuild Gaza, bring peace in the region and expand humanitarian aid efforts. This could help them buy time, say analysts – perhaps enough for the idea to be completely dropped, or to make its strategic and security disadvantages become apparent. And with Trump, flattery can be very effective.
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