Putin relies on Scholz to promote his strategy in the West while Zelensky sees hope in Trump to obtain more weapons

Following the statements of the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskythis Friday about the call between the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholzand the president of Russia, Vladimir Putinmilitary affairs experts have asserted that the Kremlin is intensifying its control campaign to influence Western decisions in favor of Russia, especially on the eve of or in lieu of possible negotiations on how to resolve the war in Ukraine. In relation to the progress in the conflict, trump has stated that is not going to ‘throw in the towel’ with Ukraine and is not going to cut off the supply of weapons.

Thus, the newly elected president, Donald Trump, has committed to maintain weapons supply and aid to Ukraine, despite its desire to quickly end the war, reports Political.

There is a perception in kyiv that Trump could be a better option than his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harrissince they consider that, at best, Harris would have perpetuated Joe Biden’s policies, which would be equivalent to a slow agony for Ukraine”, as an anonymous source has highlighted to the American newspaper.

However, although Trump seeks a quick cessation of hostilities, he has no intention of surrendering: “In fact, Trump has a personal interest in this“said the anonymous source.

“The new president does not plan to reduce support for weapons and supplies for Ukraine because he knows that if the Ukrainian country collapses, Putin will not resolve anything at the negotiating table“, according to this same anonymous testimony.

Along these same lines, Zelensky has asserted today that, under the Trump administration, Russia’s war against Ukraine could come to an end. sooner than expected.

Putin seeks more influence in the West

For the Ukrainian president, the November 15 call between Scholz and Putin was a severe setback for his country, as it opened the “pandora’s box“by getting “what the Russian leader wanted”: “get out of isolation” to which the West has subjected him.

“The objective of these operations is pressure Ukraine to agree to early peace talksinstead of receiving greater military support from the West”, this is confirmed by the report published by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

Thus, the Kremlin’s intentions in this Friday’s call were “influencing the German government and in other western countries”, as indicated by ISW military affairs experts.

Zelensky considers that these conversations between the German Chancellor and Putin “undermine efforts for isolating the Russian leader.” All this while the debacle of the Scholz Government led him to call early elections on November 12, after the breakup of his coalition became official.

Zelensky’s full statement

Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed via Telegram that Scholz had warned him about his call with Putin and added that this could lead to “new conversations and other calls” which are nothing more than words.

The Ukrainian president also warned that Russia wants to participate in ordinary negotiations “that they will lead to nothing, [tal y] as he has been doing for decades.

Zelensky continued: “This has always allowed Russia to change nothing in its policy, to do nothing substantial, and, ultimately, has led to this war”.

“We understand all these challenges now. We know how to act. And we want to warn everyone: there will be no Minsk-3 [los dos Acuerdos de Minsk negociados en su momento con Rusia para poner fin al conflicto en el este de Ucrania que comenzó en 2014]; what we need is real peace. Glory to Ukraine!”This is how Zelensky closed his statement.

Scholz and Putin will maintain contact

According to government sources, the chancellor condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and asked Moscow to negotiate with kyiv to reach a “just and lasting peace”.

He also emphasized the “Germany’s unwavering determination to support Ukraine in its defensive fight against Russian aggression for as long as necessary.” In this way, the German government wanted to avoid any accusation that they are trying to reach an agreement with Moscow behind Ukraine’s back.

Scholz condemned in particular Russian air raids on civil infrastructure.

The telephone conversation lasted approximately an hour and Both leaders agreed to maintain contact. Russian media report that, according to the Kremlin, the call was initiated by Germany.

According to the Kremlin, Putin told Scholz that any possible peace agreement must “be based on the new territorial realities“, in other words, on the Ukrainian territory that Russia has occupied from 2022.

More reactions to the call

Advisor to the Office of the Ukrainian President, Mykhailo Podolyakhe stated in a publication in x that “phone calls to Putin from leaders of democratic countries” are “in vain.”

He stated that it was “obvious” that Putin was only interested in “ultimatums” and that “he wants to continue the war, seize land, kill, kill and kill again“.

“What is this passion for telephone conversations with [la Federación Rusa]? So that? What is the purpose?”, said.

Podolyak called on the West to stop giving Putin the “illusion” that it was willing to “give in to him.”

G7 leading statements

The G7 leaderscomposed of the United States, France, Germanythe United Kingdom, Japan, Canada and Italy, have reaffirmed their commitment to supporting Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion, pointing out that Russia remains the only obstacle to achieving a just and lasting peace in the region.

In a statement by Prime Minister’s initiative Italian, Giorgia Melonithe group has expressed its solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who have endured a thousand days of war with admirable resilience. The G7 pledged to maintain and tighten sanctions and export controls against Russia, reiterating its support for kyiv “for as long as necessary” to end the suffering caused by the conflict.

Difficult battle in the east

While Scholz’s call to Putin represents for Zelensky a hard blow to its solid alliance with the Westthe war between Russia and Ukraine is three days away from reaching day number 1,000 of the conflict, which was to begin in February 2022.

Ukrainian troops are currently facing a Russian offensive in the east that, despite being slow, has the support of North Korean troops and has Zelensky no possibility of rotation on the front line due to the lack of weapons and equipment in the reserve brigades, according to statements by the president collected by Efe.

In addition, Russia has taken two other towns in Donetsk this Saturday, a total of six in the last week, as part of its advance in the region, specifically Leninske and Makariva, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

“It should end next year”

In this context, Zelensky has been convinced that Russia will not be able to continue advancing with such losses, between 1,500 and 2,000 wounded and dead per day, and has added that “in some areas, the advance has already slowed down.”

“Nevertheless, you have to understand what the Russians want“, he declared while affirming that it is a state that “does not value its people and does not care how many die.”

Finally, he pointed out that, for their part, they must do everything possible so that the war ends next year, yes, “through diplomatic channelsthis is very important.”