It is highly unlikely that Trump’s plan will bring quick end to war - Politico
The newly elected US President Donald Trump considers himself a master negotiator and seeks to strike deals with the US adversaries around the world. However, it will not be easy for Trump to become a peacemaker.
According to Censor.NET, Politico writes about this.
The publication notes that in his first term, Trump failed in his attempts to reach successful agreements with China, Iran and North Korea.
"In the four years since he left the Oval Office, the world has changed, and it has changed in such a way that he will have to face a much tougher international environment than last time, making it unlikely that the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East will end anytime soon," the newspaper notes.
Trump has already faced the prospect of breaking one of his main campaign promises to end the war in Ukraine "before he becomes president." He later said he would do so "in 24 hours" by declaring a ceasefire and then striking a deal in which Ukraine would cede some territory and future NATO membership in exchange for peace.
However, as Politico notes, any such agreement requires that the front line be stable, so in a phone call with Putin, Trump warned him against escalation.
"Instead, the Russian president has done the opposite: he continues to build up forces in southeastern Ukraine, apparently preparing for a new offensive, and in the past week, Putin has launched some of the largest missile strikes against Ukraine in months," the publication writes.
According to Politico, neither Putin nor the Ukrainians have yet agreed to a deal with Trump. Meanwhile, there are still many supporters of Ukraine in the Republican ranks, including Trump's future Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio. If their views are taken into account, Trump may not want to start his presidency by showing weakness by simply surrendering a large part of Ukraine to Putin.
Trump used to have quite a close relationship with the DPRK leader, but not now
In addition, Trump also cannot count on any disarmament agreement with North Korea. As Politico notes, in his first term, Trump had a fairly close relationship with DPRK leader Kim Jong-un. However, now Kim has significantly advanced his nuclear program and also signed a new military agreement with Russia, which has made Pyongyang less dependent on US aid.
Kim receives food aid, money, and oil from Russia - and likely military technology - that previously could only be obtained through a deal with Washington.
As a reminder, as part of Trump's new "peace plan," British and European troops may be sent to Ukraine to deploy in the 800-mile (1,200-kilometer) buffer zone between the Russian and Ukrainian armies.
