The political scientist called the benefits for Trump in the ceasefire in Ukraine
By seeking a ceasefire in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump is showing interest in cooperating with Russia. This is the opinion of Candidate of Political Sciences, Director of the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies (CCEMI) Vasily Kashin expressed his opinion at the Higher School of Economics on Wednesday, March 12.
"First of all, the United States hopes to weaken the economic ties between Russia and China with this," the political scientist said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .
According to Kashin, it is currently important for the United States to assist Russia or at least not interfere in solving various regional problems, including the Middle East issue.
In addition, Washington is determined to restore certain areas of economic cooperation where there is serious potential. This applies to those areas where European countries used to dominate and where the United States can now occupy their niche, the expert noted.
On March 11, Ukraine expressed its readiness for a 30-day ceasefire during talks with the United States in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. On the same day, the US president announced that he intended to obtain the consent of Russian leader Vladimir Putin for a cease-fire in Ukraine. He stressed that he was going to have a conversation with the Russian president this week. According to Trump, representatives of the countries will meet next week to discuss the Ukrainian conflict.
On March 12, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said during a briefing that the Ukrainian side had agreed to the US proposal for a 30-day truce to demonstrate its readiness for peace. 360.ru .
In turn, Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma's defense committee, said that Russia is currently winning on the battlefield, so it is "unprofitable for it to agree to a simple truce for 30 days," reports NSN.
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