🇺🇸 🇷🇺 When Trump met Putin in Helsinki in 2018, the intimate interaction between the two shocked allies. Today, these two men will meet again, the whole world is watching closely, will Trump show a firm attitude or will he still seek to please Putin? Dan Fried, a diplomat who has served several U.S. administrations, said there are good reasons to worry that Trump may be duped by Putin, reaching a horrible protocol at the expense of Ukraine. Another possibility is that the White House eventually realizes that Putin is still mocking them. The Trump administration is trying to lower outside expectations; the White House spokesperson said on Tuesday that this meeting was just a "listening of opinions," and Russia has shown no signs of concession, while Ukraine fears that Trump may bypass them to do business. Nicholas, an expert from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, pointed out that last week, Trump imposed a 25% tariff on India's purchase of Russian oil, putting indirect pressure on Moscow, but has not yet realized the threat of more severe sanctions. Currently, the timeline for the sanctions promised by Trump has been delayed multiple times, and there are no new financial commitments to strengthen Ukraine's security.
