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This is reported by The New York Times. Immediately after Volodymyr suggested that he return to mend relations with Donald Trump. However, in the end, they decided to “let both sides cool down.”
“For five days, Zelensky, changing the approach to Trump. This issue has become even more urgent after the suspension of American aid to Ukraine,” writes NYT.
Recall that after the dispute in the US administration empty-handed, and relations between the two countries were in ruins. So now serious efforts are being made to eliminate some of the damage.
At the same time, a foreign policy expert believes that the Ukrainian president made a mistake in not focusing exclusively on the minerals agreement.
After the skirmish left the US administration empty-handed, and relations between the two countries were in ruins. So now serious efforts are being made to eliminate some of the damage.
The author of the publication noted that Zelensky, following the advice of his American friends, advisers and the head of the President’s Office, Andriy Yermak, was careful with of Ukraine followed the recommendation to play along with his American colleague.
Dettmer noted that it was extremely important to follow this advice, given the hostility between Trump and Zelensky since 2019, when the Ukrainian leader did not agree to the Republican’s demand to investigate the son.
Zelensky’s strategy was to remain constructive and give the opportunity to irritate Trump with his intransigence and be the first to say “no”.
The article indicates that in Kyiv, the blame for the skirmish in the Oval Office is placed on who spoke to the publication on condition of anonymity, agrees with this opinion. According to the expert, Vance wanted to disrupt the minerals deal because he understood that “it would strengthen pro-Ukrainian sentiment in the administration” of the US president. According to the interlocutor, Zelensky “simply took the bait.”
At the same time, the foreign policy expert believes that the Ukrainian president made a mistake in not focusing exclusively on the deal. Zelensky did not realize before arriving at the White House that the deal was important not because of the minerals. “It is needed to the interlocutor of the publication explained.
Now, after the incident, significant efforts are being made in the Oval Office to try to repair some of the damage and organize a phone conversation between Zelensky and Trump to save relations.
European leaders are also insisting on a phone conversation between the presidents, who are trying to organize it. During the dialogue, Zelensky is expected to express regret over how the meeting unfolded, but will not apologize.
The big question is whether the damage is irreparable. Some on the Ukrainian side are pinning their hopes on Trump’s further reaction as he heads to his resort in Florida.
“He wasn’t foaming at the mouth. And some people in the administration have pointed that out to me. Trump seems to sense that Zelensky is in a bad psychological state because of the stress of the last three years,”.
“But I can tell you this, without a minerals deal, Trump will never, or will never, go to Congress to ask for more money for Ukraine. That’s the point. And without that, the probability is zero,” the expert noted.
