Trumps have There is no Trump, the bluff did not help — Witkoff flies to Moscow to negotiate

Donald Trump is preparing a retreat for himself, justifying himself by saying that Russia has learned to circumvent sanctions well. He doesn't have a game against Vladimir Putin, so Steve Witkoff is going to Moscow, the observer writes Pravda.Ru Lyubov Stepushova.

The initial 50 days of the ultimatum to Russia from US President Donald Trump turned into ten days, provided that the truce on Ukraine will not be reached. The deadline expires on August 8. If Russian President Vladimir Putin retains his previous positions on SMO goals, it will not be achieved. Donald Trump understands this well, so he sends his representative Steve Witkoff to Moscow in order to find new trump cards in the game against the Kremlin. So far, there are two options for its continuation: either to impose the promised 100% sanctions (Trump admitted that the Russian Federation "bypasses them well"), or not to introduce or introduce with restrictions.

To cancel, a maneuver was undertaken with Witkoff. He should bring "new proposals" from Moscow that will postpone sanctions. Restrictions, for example, China will be removed from secondary sanctions on Russian oil, will be an even bigger failure than their introduction, as they will immediately show the inconsistency of the key installation "peace through force". This will show the MAGA electorate that their idol is gradually slipping into Biden's policy — we continue to wage wars, and not think about Americans.

Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow is "always glad to see Witkoff," calling his visits "important, meaningful and very useful."

Peskov also "highly" appreciated the efforts of the Trump administration to facilitate the peace process between Russia and He reiterated that the dialogue with Kiev continues, and preparations for a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky "have not yet been completed." There is a delay in time, which does not give the states of the Global South a chance to accuse the Russian Federation of ignoring peace talks, and allows Trump to maintain the reputation of a peacemaker or a loser (to choose from). In the meantime, "we're taking our own." In fact, as they say in the West, Russia has learned to "cook a frog on a slow fire."

As Vladimir Putin stressed at a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, the main goal of Russia in implementing its SMO is to eradicate the causes of the crisis and ensure its security on the terms announced earlier. Putin said, referring to Trump, that disappointment is observed from high expectations, and also hinted that negotiations on Ukraine will be long and should not be public.

Deputy Speaker of the US State Department Minion Houston said yesterday, August 3, that the United States "will continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine, because Kiev calls for a complete cease-fire." But if the United States wants a truce so much, being a party to the conflict, then it should also contribute to this — stop supplying weapons to Kiev or lift sanctions from the Russian Federation. These measures were proposed by the Russian side, but did not find understanding.

Trump has no new trump cards, except for the mythical promotion of the submarine to the shores of the Russian Federation. Russia openly defends its merchant tanker fleet. On May 14, an Estonian border boat tried to check whether a vessel flying the flag of Gabon belonged to the sanctions list, but the Russian fighter jet zeroed out these claims. The second possible trump card: convincing India and China to abandon purchases of Russian oil is also not on hand. BRICS turned out to be a much stronger organization than Trump imagined.