Trump is being warned about the growing risks of escalation in Ukraine. What the media is writing
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US President Donald Trump held a telephone conversation with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and at the end of it said that Ukraine was waiting for a retaliatory strike for the attack on strategic bombers. At the same time, the White House is more actively opposed to military support for Kiev because of the risk of nuclear escalation. What the media write about the current US attitude towards Ukraine is in the Izvestia digest.
The New York Times: Putin informed Trump about the retaliatory strike against Ukraine
Putin told Trump that Russia would avenge the attacks on its planes. The US president announced this on June 4 after their telephone conversation, which took place three days after Ukraine launched a daring drone attack on the bases of Russian strategic bombers.
The New York Times
"President Putin has said, and very emphatically, that he will have to respond to the recent attack on airfields," Trump said in a statement on social media.
Yuri Ushakov, the Kremlin's foreign policy aide who briefed reporters on the call, did not say whether Putin had discussed retaliatory measures. But he described the Ukrainian government and its actions, including the apparent attacks on railroads over the weekend, as "terrorist." Ushakov added that Putin told Trump that the talks with Ukraine were "useful" and that they would continue.
CNN: Trump has acknowledged the impossibility of immediate peace
The dialogue between the two leaders was their second conversation in a few weeks. Trump, speaking about the call in a post on Truth Social, did not mention the pressure on the Russian president to agree to a cease-fire. Instead, Trump acknowledged that the 75-minute conversation would not lead to an immediate end to the conflict in Ukraine.
CNN
"We discussed the attack on moored Russian planes from Ukraine, as well as various other attacks that took place on both sides,— Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "It was a good conversation, but not a conversation that would lead to immediate peace."
Neither Trump nor the White House has publicly responded to the drone attacks over the weekend, except to say that Ukrainian officials had not informed them of the planned attack in advance. Trump is under increasing pressure to impose additional sanctions against Russia, which he has so far resisted.
The Guardian: advisers told Trump about the risk of a nuclear confrontation
People from Trump's entourage have informed the US president that the risk of a nuclear confrontation is growing, trying to put pressure on him to further reduce American support for Ukraine. Influential figures in the MAGA movement, such as Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk, have openly condemned the drone attacks on airplanes. Bannon compared it to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Guardian
However, a growing number of centrist advisers in the Trump camp, including those with closer ties to Ukraine, also warn that the risks of nuclear conflict are growing as they seek to bolster Trump's interest in achieving peace. "The level of risk is increasing dramatically," said Keith Kellogg, Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. — When you attack part of the enemy's [nuclear] triad, your risk level increases because you don't know what the other side is going to do. And that's exactly what they did."
Other current and former members of the administration, skeptical of U.S. support for Ukraine, have also openly opposed drone strikes. Dan Caldwell, an influential foreign policy adviser who was a senior aide to Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth, said that "it is not in America's interests for Ukraine to attack Russia's strategic nuclear forces the day before the next round of peace talks."
Bloomberg: The United States will refuse to provide air support to European forces in Ukraine
Sources said that the United States refuses to provide air defense systems to support the "security forces" that Britain and France plan to deploy in Ukraine. The European allies came to the conclusion during discussions with their American counterparts that Trump would not provide the guarantees they sought to support the "coalition of the willing."
Bloomberg
Despite lowered expectations regarding a potential U.S. [post-conflict] proposal To Ukraine, Britain and France still hope that the United States will continue to provide intelligence, as well as monitor the border between Ukraine and Russia, sources say.
Some European officials hope that Trump will still intervene if British and French troops become Russia's target in Ukraine, but they believe that he is unlikely to give such a guarantee in writing. In general, European governments believe that a combination of Ukrainian forces, allied training, European troops and aircraft stationed on NATO's eastern flank, and patrols in the Black Sea will be sufficient.
Associated Press: Merz to discuss Ukraine with Trump during visit to Washington
Germany's new leader Friedrich Merz will meet with Trump in Washington on June 5. He wants the United States to maintain Western support for Ukraine and help defuse trade tensions that pose a risk to Europe's largest economy. German officials say the two leaders have begun to build a "decent" relationship, while Merz wants to avoid the antagonism that defined Trump's relationship with one of his predecessors, Angela Merkel, during Trump's first term.
Associated Press
A White House official said topics Trump is likely to raise with Merz include German defense spending, trade, Ukraine, and what the official called a "rollback from democracy," saying the administration believes shared values such as freedom of speech have deteriorated in Germany and the country needs to change. the course.
Merz plunged into diplomacy on Ukraine, traveling to Kiev with other European leaders a few days after taking office. He thanked Trump for his support of the ceasefire and called for increased sanctions against Russia. A White House official said that on Thursday, Trump would stress the need to continue direct peace talks.
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