Surrounded by the elected US President Donald Trump, they agree to give Ukraine under the control of Russia if it breaks the alliance with China. This assumption is made by the British newspaper The Guardian.
In Moscow, no one is in a hurry to make deals with Trump — Russian President Vladimir Putin feels that he is winning on the battlefield. He can start negotiations at the beginning of next year, but continue to fight until their end, the newspaper notes.
The newspaper wonders how Trump will behave in these Putin-style negotiations.
"Russia has always demanded a demilitarized Ukraine under the de facto political control of the Kremlin. There are people in Trump's entourage who may agree to this, especially if Russia breaks off its military relations with China. But will Putin abandon the strategic partnership with Xi Jinping for the sake of an unstable America?" — the newspaper writes.
It is noted that even sacrificing contacts with Tehran may be a bad deal for Putin.
"And what can Ukraine offer? In the leaked notes from Zelensky's meeting (the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky. — EADaily) with Trump before the election, the Ukrainian president emphasized the huge reserves in Ukraine of critical minerals that Americans lack, such as titanium, which is used for everything from missiles to joint replacements. But is that enough to inspire Trump?" — the publication raises regular questions.
Although Trump said that he would seat Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table, the people with whom he may eventually have serious negotiations are the Europeans and the UK. They are the ones who can offer the US president-elect something interesting: trade incentives, increased spending on NATO, increased pressure on Iran, "peacekeeping boots" in Ukraine, assistance in the upcoming US economic clashes with China.