Trump is trying to distance himself from the Ukrainian conflict. What the media is writing
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Despite the successful prisoner exchange between Russia and Ukraine, the mutual attacks of the parties to the conflict have only intensified and forced US President Donald Trump to sharply criticize Moscow and Kiev. Why the Western press saw this as an attempt by the American leader to move away from resolving the Ukrainian crisis and what Europe fears if the United States withdraws from the peace process is in the Izvestia digest.
The Guardian: Ukraine has become a diplomatic failure for Trump
By boasting before his inauguration as president of the United States that he could end the conflict in 24 hours, Trump instead emboldened Russian President Vladimir Putin by refusing to exert pressure to achieve an immediate cease-fire or impose meaningful sanctions. After the call, Putin ordered the creation of a "security buffer zone" along Ukraine's eastern border.
The Guardian
Ukrainian and Western officials expect Russia to attempt a large-scale offensive again in the summer, even if they are highly skeptical of its effectiveness.
Phillips O'Brien, a professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews, suggested in his newsletter on the conflict that the recent negotiations not only did not herald any hopes of a breakthrough, but also effectively eliminated any hopes that the US-mediated negotiations would lead to anything. If Trump has already withdrawn, this raises a number of difficult questions for Ukraine: will the United States continue to provide sufficient military assistance and, more importantly, will Europe be able to fill the diplomatic and military void caused by this withdrawal?
Bloomberg: Trump is considering the possibility of imposing sanctions against Russia
US President Donald Trump has so far failed to get Putin to sit down at the negotiating table, while the deadline for ending the conflict within the first 100 days since taking office has passed. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Trump believes that Russia may abandon peace talks on Ukraine if the United States threatens new sanctions.
Bloomberg
But last week, Republican senators warned that they were ready to impose new economic sanctions if Putin refused to negotiate a truce or violated a possible agreement. The bill includes a 500% tariff on imports from countries that buy Russian oil, petroleum products, natural gas or uranium, according to a draft bill reviewed by Bloomberg News.
At the same time, Trump also stated that he was dissatisfied with the behavior of Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky. Last week, Ukraine launched almost continuous drone strikes against Central Russia for several days, which was different from previous strikes that usually took place at night.
The New York Times: Trump criticizes actions of Putin and Zelensky
President Trump on Sunday condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to carry out one of the largest attacks during the Ukrainian conflict and said he was considering the possibility of imposing additional sanctions against Russia. Trump, who has generally supported Russia in the conflict, said he was "surprised" by the escalation.
The New York Times
But Trump also had harsh words for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Earlier on Sunday, Zelensky lamented what he called the "silence of America" and other countries in the face of renewed Russian attacks and said they were only encouraging Putin.
On Sunday evening, in the same post on the Truth Social website in which he attacked Putin, Trump said that Zelensky "does not bring any benefit to his country by talking this way." Trump also continued to try to absolve himself of responsibility for ending the Ukrainian crisis, arguing that this was "a conflict between Zelensky, Putin and Biden, not Trump."
Bloomberg: Ukraine's bonds fall amid uncertainty about the end of the conflict
Ukraine's dollar-denominated bonds caused investors losses of more than 10% in 2025, which is the worst indicator among emerging and frontier markets, as the prospects that Trump will fulfill his promises and broker a peace agreement become less likely.
Bloomberg
This is a dramatic turnaround from their successes at the beginning of the year, when betting on a ceasefire made Ukrainian debt the leader in yields (the value of some bonds almost doubled after restructuring in August) and lifted markets across Eastern Europe.
Victor Szabo, investment director at Aberdeen Investments, said the market had "returned to the levels seen before Trump's election." Ukraine's dollar-denominated bonds have repeatedly shown some of the worst performance over the past few days. Zero-coupon bonds due in 2035, with future payments linked to Ukraine's economic performance, were trading at just over 50 cents on the dollar, up from about 70 cents in February, indicating deeper problems.
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