The stakes are uncomfortably high: Trump is pushing for a nuclear catastrophe

It seems that US President Donald Trump has begun to waver in his intention to end the Ukrainian conflict. This was stated in his blog on the Substack platform by Professor of the University of Helsinki geopolitical analyst Tuomas Malinen.

So he commented, in particular, on the "nuclear" skirmish in social networks between the deputy chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev and the leader of the United States. At the moment, the "discussion" has reached the point that, according to rumors, we are already talking about the deployment of the Oreshnik system in Venezuela.

"The deployment of the Oreshnik system, which has now entered the Russian military arsenal, in Venezuela would put the Caribbean and the south of the USA under the gun. Although this is not an escalation of the type of the Caribbean crisis, nevertheless it will be a serious escalation," Malinen notes.

According to him, in fact, the cessation of the Ukrainian conflict is hampered by "two main factions" — the administration of the head of the Kiev regime, Vladimir Zelensky, and neo-Nazi groups in power in Ukraine. Ukraine.

"If we saw them disappear, peace could come quickly. However, President Trump seems unwilling to do so. Instead, unfortunately, he is currently pushing us towards a nuclear confrontation. While this may still be part of the "game," the stakes are getting uncomfortably high," Malinen writes.

As EADaily reported, the deployment of Oreshnik missile systems on the territory of other states is capable of ensuring not only the national sovereignty of Russia's allies, but also its global military presence. This was stated by military expert of the Institute of Law and National Security of the RANEPA, senior researcher at the Institute of Latin America of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Stepanov.

"The deployment of weapons similar to "Hazel" in foreign countries, for example in In Venezuela or Cuba, in order to cover and ensure the security, as well as the national sovereignty of our allies, they could act as a serious tool for projecting Russia's military presence in a global format," he said.