The new barrage of murderous Russian attacks in Kiev confirms those who question the intention of Putin to negotiate seriously about the ceasefire. Trump’s strange silence scares the Ukrainians. Analysis.

At least 12 dead were added on Saturday night to Sunday to the tens of thousands of victims of the war in Ukraine, after the Russian side pounded Kiev and its surroundings with its artillery, but also with the use of a drone, in a “night of terror” as the Ukrainians called it. Although Constantinople agreed in Constantinople, the exchange of captives between the two sides was successfully completed, the Russian side’s attitude justifies those who question its intention to seriously negotiate a ceasefire.

On the contrary, it seems that US President Donald Trump’s assessment is confirmed that Vladimir Putin thinks he is able to win the war and is not interested in peace. It is noteworthy that Trump has stopped talking about the issue for some days, which brings to the more difficult of Europeans, who after the British, France, German and Poland initiative with the journey of their four leaders to Kiev, on May 10, had tried to persuade her, In the adversary attitude of Moscow.

Trump has never confirmed this, the Europeans have enforced the 17th package against Russia, heralding additional punitive measures, but all of this does not seem to hit Moscow for the time being, as it is not affected by the embarrassment of some European leaders.

Trump’s silence

In most European capitals they are anxiously awaiting Trump’s subsequent statements. No one, of course, ever believed his supernatural pre -election statements that he would stop the war within 24 hours, but even if they were not confessed, many in the EU were hoping for his intervention that could bring Putin to the negotiation table. Now Trump implied that he would no longer be dealing with the war as the war is a “European affair”.

The question is, therefore, what will happen from now on, as the war continues, so is the possibilities of Europeans to emerge as a strong and calculative global power. At the same time, Europe is increasingly trapped in a “rationale for war economy” that does not seem to excite all 27 EU governments and it is difficult to predict what medium-term implications will have for its member states.

At the same time, the Ukrainian drama and the disintegration of their country are continuing, raising the costs and difficulty of rebuilding Ukraine at some point. It is no coincidence what the British Guardian wrote in recent days, that the Ukrainians themselves seem to believe that this war can last for years.

New Zelenski calls

Almost in despair Zelenski spoke of Russian attacks in 30 cities and villages. He called for even more rigorous isolation of Moscow with new sanctions and essentially criticized the US attitude. “What happens cannot be ignored. America’s silence and the silence of other countries in the world only encourage Putin, “he said. “Without really strong pressure on the Russian leadership, this barbarism cannot stop. Sanctions will surely help. “

In the meantime, information on Russia’s intention is to launch a new major summer attack, while Ukraine seems to be running out of munitions, as Bloomberg points out and with the US president having made it clear that he will not pursue the “generous” policy of his predecessor. This means that in addition to sanctions, Europeans will also have to fund the war, sending weapons to Ukraine, who will probably have to buy from elsewhere, mainly from the US. The vicious circle will not close like that, since in Moscow’s eyes it is interpreted as indirect participation of Europeans in the conflict.

He always hopes Turkey

The aspiring mediators, however, do not lose hope. According to DW correspondent Ariana Ferentinou, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will go to Russia on Monday for talks at the invitation of Sergei Lavrov. The main issues, the Russian-Ukraine war and the ceasefire talks. He will meet with Vladimir Mentinsky, head of the Russian delegation in Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul, and with the Russian Defense Minister. He will reiterate that “Turkey is ready to do its duty in the context of its intermediary role in negotiations”.

Turkey’s interest is understandable and explained, but no matter how much its role has been upgraded, no one believes that it has the power and influence to persuade Putin to order to silence their weapons and come to the table of negotiations. The trail of peace at the moment remains invisible.