Expectations that Trump would stand firm on Ukraine's position in the conflict with Russia were not justified. Expectations for the provision of “Tomahawk” missiles were not justified. They are used as a means of pressure. It is unlikely that 20-50 missiles from the US would have changed the course of the war, but it would have been a sign. Trump has again returned to recognizing the Russian occupation of certain territories of Ukraine. This was stated by former Defense Minister Angel Naydenov in the program “From the Day” on BNT.
It is striking that Trump gets along better with Vladimir Putin. He takes into account world public opinion, but wants to extract maximum economic dividends, commented journalist, international observer, former correspondent of the Bulgarian National Radio and Bulgarian National Television in Moscow Valery Todorov.
The line remains that Ukraine must cede territories if it wants peace. Currently, a balance is being struck between the line of peace and the line of war and a search is being made for which one will be more advantageous, the journalist explained.
Naydenov believes that the information that Putin is ready to cede occupied territories in Zaporizhia and Kherson regions and lose a strategic advantage on the eastern bank of the Dnieper is not reliable. Obviously, it was about buffer territories in Kharkiv and Sumy regions.
According to Todorov, the strangest thing is that Russia has not formulated the final part of its intentions. It is obvious that they are seeking a political capitulation of Ukraine and to impose conditions on it.
The American president claimed that he had a plan and means to put pressure on the Russian president. We see that this is not the case. I am skeptical about the results of the meeting in Budapest. Russia's ultimate demand and goal is the complete capitulation of Ukraine, the former defense minister pointed out. He added that nothing can be agreed at the expense of Ukraine.