Trump privately criticizes Putin angrily, appearing to advocate for peace while actually remaining indifferent!

Although he has publicly portrayed Putin as a 'friend who wants peace,' Trump has revealed a completely different attitude in private. He told European leaders that Putin has no intention of ending the war in Ukraine, but is instead convinced that he is winning.

This statement came during a phone call involving Ukrainian President Zelensky, French President Macron, German Chancellor Merz, Italian Prime Minister Meloni, and others. It was reported that while Trump acknowledged that Putin does not intend to cease hostilities, he has not taken any substantive action or pushed for new sanctions.

'It's not my war' as a shield

The day before the call, Trump told multiple leaders that if Putin refuses to ceasefire, he might consider sanctions, but his tone was vague. He seemed more inclined to promote secret negotiations between Ukraine and Russia, suggesting that the location be set in the Vatican.

Although Zelensky expressed a willingness to accept a 30-day ceasefire agreement, Trump consistently avoided the term 'unconditional ceasefire,' even denying that he had ever used it, despite having explicitly mentioned it in a previous post.

Merz's ascendance led Europe to collectively pressure Trump

After the new German Chancellor Merz took office, he adopted a tough stance, uniting with other European leaders to visit Kyiv and proactively contacting Trump to apply pressure. Putin responded that he was willing to open negotiations, but ultimately sent only mid-level representatives, and the content was the same old tune, which was rejected by Ukraine.

Nevertheless, Trump still did not make a strong statement against Russia. He claimed he would speak with Putin again and continue to try to resolve the issue through personal communication.

Trump's repeated flip-flopping, are sanctions just empty talk?

During the call with European leaders, Trump verbally mentioned possible sanctions on Russian energy and banking sectors, even gaining some support from Congress, but there has been no actual action taken so far.

During the conference call, Trump also made controversial statements, criticizing European immigration policies, and was even halted on the spot by Macron. Despite surface-level commitments to cooperate, many European officials worry that he will ultimately achieve nothing.

Conclusion: Appearing to advocate for peace, but actually delaying, what is Trump's true intention regarding the Ukraine issue?