As reported by "WSJ", respective key advisors to president Donald Trump expressed serious concerns about his approach to Russian declarations on the end of the war in Ukraine.
Rubio and Kellogg are to convince Trump to change his position in Russia
According to journalists, people from the president's immediate vicinity – including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and peculiar envoy for Ukraine, retired general Keith Kellogg – advise Trump to mention with greater skepticism to Moscow's declared peace intentions. According to them, Russian president Vladimir Putin has not yet shown any real signs of readiness to complete his military activities.
Internal talks in the U.S. administration indicate that advisors insist on a more cautious and thoughtful approach to contacts with the Kremlin. They point out that possible peace talks cannot take place at the expense of Ukraine, and should not in peculiar presume Russian territorial demands against Kiev.
The same position is besides presented by Radosław Sikorski. On Monday, the Head of the MFA took part in a gathering of the Council for abroad Affairs of the European Union in Luxembourg. "Unfortunately, on the agenda, traditionally the war in Ukraine, the dramatic events of the last weekend – the Russian consequence to Ukraine's consent to unconditional ceasefire in the form of an increase in attacks on civilian objects in Ukraine," he told the media after the meeting.
Sikorski besides warned against Russia again
– I am not just talking about attacks on the Krzywy Horn and Suma – as the Minister of abroad Affairs of Ukraine (Andrij-red.) emphasized in his introduction. Sybiha – there are just more attacks than last March – he added.
Russia mocks the goodwill of the president of the United States. It shows us what evil means these days – there is no uncertainty the head of the MFA.
When asked if the issue of further sanctions on Russia was besides addressed, Sikorski replied that "it was definitely yes".
– Many ministers stressed this in their statements. But we know that we have 1 country – Hungary, which does not have the moral clarity we have thanks to Putin's attacks. He's talking about peace, and he's bombing civilians and killing children. The victim accepts a ceasefire, and he either escalates the conditions or escalates the attacks. This gives us moral clarity, but it seems that not all countries follow specified rules," the minister pointed out.
