📉 The British publication The Telegraph analyzed the response of U.S. President Donald Trump to Russia’s recent missile strike on Sumy on April 13. The article emphasizes that despite his promises to end the war in Ukraine by Easter, Trump shows no interest in pressuring the kremlin
Source: Bukvy
☠️ On Palm Sunday, Russia attacked Sumy with two Iskander missiles carrying cluster munitions, killing 35 civilians and injuring over 100. The attack occurred just one day after Trump’s special envoy, Steve Vitkoff, visited Moscow for negotiations with putin
😠 In response, Trump called the strike a “mistake,” which caused outrage among Ukrainians. Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs, called the statement “alarming” and said it “encourages putin to commit more atrocities”
🧩 The article notes that the U.S. president seems to need no Russian narratives from his allies — he is willing to promote them himself. Although Trump talks about the need to end the fighting, his approach indicates a readiness to strike a deal, even at the cost of significant concessions from Ukraine
📌 The publication also points out that Russia rejected the U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire, instead issuing its own demands. Meanwhile, Russian army losses may already be approaching nearly a million people, so hoping for peace without significant concessions to Moscow is an illusion
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