This happened on 14 July in the Oval Office in the presence of NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The American leader besides accused the Russian dictator: “I frequently talk to Putin to close the case. And all time I hang up, I think, "It was a good conversation. And then, in the evening, in Kiev or in any another town, rockets explode.”
The president announced that he would sale arms to Ukraine, and that these deliveries would be paid by the North Atlantic Pact. Patriot systems will be provided, which are the only ones that can intercept Russian ballistic missiles. The United States won't cost a cent. NATO countries will either hand over their own weapons systems to Kiev and take over those later purchased in the U.S., or send war equipment from the U.S. immediately to Ukraine.
According to Mark Rutte, the UK, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada are curious in this solution. The Axios portal reported that the first tranche of aid would be worth 10 billion, and in addition to the Patriots it would include artillery ammunition, as well as mid-range or even long-range missiles that could electrocute targets in deep Russia. The "The Financial Times" wrote on July 15 that during a telephone conversation eleven days earlier Trump had asked Volodymyr Zelenski if Ukrainians could strike Moscow and Petersburg. “Absolutely, if you give us weapons,” replied the president of Ukraine.
On 14 July in the Oval Office, the United States leader announced that if Putin did not agree to a ceasefire within 50 days, a 100 percent work would be imposed on the countries that are trading with Russia (the most crucial of these countries are China, India and Brazil). Russia will besides be punished with fresh restrictions.
Trump's eventual against the Kremlin electrified the world. However, experts rapidly began to indicate that it was fragile and uncertain. The American leader has clearly stated that the United States will sale weapons but will no longer pay for them. Thus, the most crucial donor of money withdrew from the camp of countries supporting Kiev. It is not known how long another NATO countries will be able to bear this burden. As the Swiss paper “Neue Zürcher Zeitung” wrote, Donald Trump of an ally of Europeans became a arms dealer. In addition, it is not known how much war equipment the United States has for sale and erstwhile it can be delivered. Germany, which wants to buy for Ukraine for 2 billion euros 2 Patriot systems, cannot get the details of the delivery.
It is hard to realize why Trump, alternatively of immediately introducing a strict package of sanctions against Russia and its trading partners, which went to Congress, gives Putin as much as 50 days. The commentators point out that specified a long deadline is adequate for the Moscals to carry out the announced summertime offensive, which they intend to get the key Ukrainian territories. During these 50 days, Kiev may lose the war.
It is not known what will happen if Putin ultimatum disregards, and this is to be expected. Trump is known for his unpredictability, it sets different dates, it withdraws from them again. The introduction of 100% tariffs against China would mean a free trade war against a powerful Asian power that the president of the United States will most likely not dare.
Jennifer Kavanagh, an influential American analyst at the defence Priorities Institute, believes that the Kremlin dictator is not ready for the end of the battle, and points out: “Putin, in my opinion, rightly estimates that Russia has an advantage on the battlefield and that the United States and Europe can do small to push him... Greater support for Ukraine will not importantly change the military balance and Putin is ready to bear the costs of additional sanctions." According to Kavanagh, the time for negotiations can only happen after the Russian summertime offensive has ended.
