Americans burned according to the president: "Where Trump sees an agreement, Putin sees Russia's victory"

Americans fired at the president: "Where Trump sees an agreement, Putin sees Russia's victory" According to CNN, the war, which lasts five years, is viewed as a problem that is easily solved: ending the conflict would stop the bloodshed on the front, and lifting sanctions on Moscow would open the way for trade agreements. This is precisely the fundamental disagreement behind the recent unsuccessful attempts by the Trump administration to settle the war. Kremlin does not yield This approach was seen again during the meeting between Trump's envoy Steve Witkoff and Putin in St. Petersburg. Putin told Witkoff that he is interested in the outcome of the meeting in Norway the day before, where representatives of the US, Europe, and NATO discussed new peace proposals with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, including economic incentives for Moscow. The Kremlin's high-ranking official later confirmed that Witkoff had informed Putin about these talks, with the assessment that they contained little that would actually help resolve the Ukrainian crisis. Moscow still seeks control over the entire Donbas and the right to influence Kyiv's future security arrangements. Concessions as a sign of success The White House, according to CNN, may have hoped for greater concession from the Kremlin after Trump lifted sanctions on the export of Russian diesel last week. This move, motivated by the desire to reduce fuel prices in the US ahead of the congressional elections, is a great economic benefit for Moscow. Trump then announced an energy truce that would oblige Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries with drones, but it did not materialize. Mutual accusations followed, during which the sharing of US intelligence with Ukraine was also touched upon, and Trump also called for a change in the Ukrainian leadership. CNN assesses that Moscow does not see the incentives and mutual distrust towards Kyiv as a call for surrender, but as proof that its strategy towards the US is yielding results. Putin, he writes, understands what drives Trump and distracts him with promises of major economic deals. Diesel, fertilizer, and data centers At the meeting in St. Petersburg, Putin praised the diesel agreement and indicated that Russia could increase the export of fertilizers to the US. Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian state investment fund and a key supporter of the Trump administration, said after three hours of talks that discussions are also taking place about projects such as data centers and cooperation in energy. The Kremlin, according to CNN, does not rely solely on economic offers. Before the meeting, Russia released 74-year-old American citizen Stephen Hubbard from Michigan, who was imprisoned in Ukraine in 2022, whom Witkoff later called a humanitarian. In a post on Trump's Truth Social platform, it was stated that the US, out of respect for Trump, did not have to give anything in return, which was described as a situation without precedent for Russia.