President Donald Trump announced that negotiators are heading to Russia right now to tackle pressing global issues he revealed in a brief Oval Office address Tuesday. The surprise move targets a ceasefire in Ukraine as Moscow’s war nears its third year under his watch. White House officials frame it as a bold step to deliver on his pledge to end the conflict swiftly.
Trump tapped seasoned diplomats like Jared Kushner and Mike Pompeo to lead the Moscow mission starting Wednesday. He aims to squeeze Russia’s oil revenue a key war funder to force Putin to the table per aides. This follows his campaign vow to broker peace where Biden failed despite $150 billion in Ukraine aid.
The president’s team eyes a deal by July halting fighting and freezing front lines without ceding Kyiv’s land. Russia’s foreign minister hinted at openness to talks if Trump pressures Ukraine to drop NATO bids. Skeptics doubt Putin will bend given his battlefield edge and 300000 troops still deployed.
Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky welcomed the outreach but warned against deals that reward Moscow’s aggression. European allies like France fear Trump may trade Kyiv’s sovereignty for a quick win. The White House insists any pact will balance stability with justice for Ukraine’s 40000 dead.
Trump’s oil price cuts bolster his leverage with Brent crude down 15 percent since he took office. He plans to dangle sanctions relief for Russia if Putin pulls back a carrot-and-stick play. Critics call it naive arguing the Kremlin views concessions as weakness not goodwill.
Past Trump-Russia talks like the 2018 Helsinki summit drew flak for his cozy tone with Putin. Democrats now brace for a repeat accusing him of caving to a dictator over NATO’s unity. The president counters that his dealmaking chops will outfox Moscow where Biden’s arms pipeline flopped.
Families of Ukraine’s fallen soldiers pray Trump’s gambit ends the bloodshed without selling out their nation. Russian state media mock the effort as doomed unless Kyiv surrenders Donbas outright. Negotiators land in Moscow Thursday facing a high-stakes test of Trump’s peacemaker claims.
This Russia blitz caps Trump’s first 100 days aiming to cement his image as a global fixer. Success could silence doubters while failure risks emboldening Putin and fracturing NATO further. For now he bets big that his art of the deal can thaw a war that’s defied all prior solutions.
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