Putin counts on Scholz to promote his strategy in the West while Zelensky sees in Trump the hope of obtaining more weapons

Following the statements of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskythis Friday regarding the call between the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholzand the President of Russia, Vladimir Putinmilitary affairs experts say the Kremlin is intensifying its control campaign to influence Western decisions in Russia’s favor, particularly on the eve of or in lieu of possible negotiations on how to resolve the war in Ukraine. Concerning the evolution of the conflict, asset declared that he’s not going to “throw in the towel” with Ukraine and is not going to interrupt the supply of weapons.

Thus, the newly elected president, Donald Trump, pledged to maintain weapons supply and aid to Ukraine, despite its desire to quickly end the war, reports Policy.

There is a feeling in kyiv that Trump might be a better option than his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harrissince they consider that, at best, Harris would have perpetuated Joe Biden’s policies, which would amount to a slow agony for Ukraine», as an anonymous source pointed out to the American newspaper.

However, even as Trump seeks to end hostilities quickly, he has no intention of capitulating: “In fact, Trump has a personal interest in it” said the anonymous source.

“The new president does not plan to reduce support for weapons and supplies to Ukraine, because he knows that if the Ukrainian country collapses, Putin will not resolve anything at the negotiating table», According to this same anonymous testimony.

In a similar vein, Zelensky claimed today that under the Trump administration, Russia’s war against Ukraine could end. earlier than expected.

Putin seeks to increase his influence in the West

For the Ukrainian president, the November 15 call between Scholz and Putin constitutes a serious setback for his country, because it opens the “Pandora’s box“by achieving ‘what the Russian leader wanted’: “come out of isolation» to which the West subjected it.

“The objective of these operations is pressuring Ukraine to agree to quick peace talksinstead of receiving greater military support from the West,” which is confirmed by the report published by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Thus, the Kremlin’s intentions during this Friday’s call were “influence the German government And in other western countries”, as indicated by ISW military affairs experts.

Zelensky considers that these conversations between the German Chancellor and Putin “undermine efforts for isolating the Russian leader. All this while the debacle of the Scholz government led him to call early elections on November 12, after the breakup of his coalition became official.

Zelensky’s full statement

Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed via Telegram that Scholz had warned him about his call with Putin and added that it could lead to “new conversations and other calls» which are just words.

The Ukrainian president also warned that Russia wanted to participate in ordinary negotiations “which they won’t lead to anything, [tal y] as he has done for decades.

Zelensky continued: “This has always allowed Russia to not change anything in its policies, to do nothing substantial and, in the end, led to this war“.

“We now understand all of these challenges. We know how to act. And we want to warn everyone: there will be no Minsk-3 [los dos Acuerdos de Minsk negociados en su momento con Rusia para poner fin al conflicto en el este de Ucrania que comenzó en 2014]; what we need is real peace. Glory to Ukraine!”This is how Zelensky concluded his statement.

Scholz and Putin will maintain contact

According to government sources, the Chancellor condemned the Russian attack on Ukraine and called on Moscow to negotiate with Kyiv to achieve a “a just and lasting peace“.

He also highlighted the “Germany’s unfailing determination support Ukraine in its defensive struggle against Russian aggression for as long as necessary.” The German government thus wanted to avoid any accusation that it was trying to reach an agreement with Moscow behind Ukraine’s back.

Scholz condemned in particular Russian air raids on civil infrastructure.

The telephone conversation lasted approximately an hour and The two leaders agreed to maintain contact. Russian media report that, according to the Kremlin, the call was made by Germany.

According to the Kremlin, Putin told Scholz that any possible peace agreement must “be based on new territorial realities“, in other words, on the Ukrainian territory that Russia occupied from 2022.

More reactions to the call

Advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine, Mykhailo Podolyakhe declared in a publication in x that “phone calls to Putin from the leaders of democratic countries” are “in vain”.

He said it was “obvious” that Putin was only interested in “ultimatums” and “wanted to continue the war, seize land, kill, kill and kill again“.

“What is this passion for telephone conversations with [la Federación Rusa]? So that? What is the purpose?,” said.

Podolyak called on the West to stop giving Putin “the illusion” that it was ready to “give in to him.”

G7 key statements

THE G7 leaderscomposed of the United States, France, GermanyThe United Kingdom, Japan, Canada and Italy reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, stressing that Russia remains the only obstacle to achieving a just and lasting peace in the region.

In a statement from The Prime Minister’s initiative Italian, Giorgia Melonithe group expressed solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who have endured a thousand days of war with admirable resilience. The G7 committed to maintaining and strengthening sanctions and export controls against Russia, reiterating support for Kyiv “as long as necessary” to end the suffering caused by the conflict.

Tough battle in the East

While Scholz’s appeal to Putin represents for Zelensky a blow to its strong alliance with the Westthe war between Russia and Ukraine is three days away from the thousandth day of the conflict, which was due to begin in February 2022.

Ukrainian troops are currently facing a Russian offensive in the east which, although slow, has the support of North Korean troops and Zelensky. no possibility of rotation on the front line due to the lack of weapons and equipment in the reserve brigades, according to the president’s statements collected by Efe.

Furthermore, as part of its advance in the region, Russia took two other cities in Donetsk this Saturday, making a total of six last week, as part of its advance in the region, namely Leninske and Makariva, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

“It should end next year”

In this context, Zelensky was convinced that Russia will not be able to continue advancing with such losses, between 1,500 and 2,000 wounded and dead per day, and added that “in some regions, the advance is is already slowed down.

“Nevertheless, we need to understand what the Russians want“, he declared while asserting that it is a state which “does not value its people and does not care about the number of deaths”.

Finally, he stressed that, for their part, they must do everything possible to ensure that the war ends next year, yes, “through diplomatic channelsIt’s very important.”