“There is a version that Trump is a Russian agent” – Zhdanov
14 February 2025 10:24
OPINION
Ukraine should be very cautious about the peacekeeping efforts of US President Donald Trump, as he is indeed under Putin’s enormous influence. Moreover, he may turn out to be a direct Russian agent. This was discussed in an exclusive commentary for Komersant ukrainskyi
In recent days, Donald Trump has been very active in ending the war in Ukraine. on December 12, he spoke with Putin and then with Zelensky. As reported by
Yesterday, Trump said that the United States, Russia, and Ukraine would meet in Saudi Arabia.
This activity of Trump’s has a characteristic and unpleasant feature for Ukrainians – it takes place without the involvement of the Ukrainian side. The principle of “nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine” no longer works even officially. Trump calls Putin and agrees on something, but does not answer the question “Do you consider Ukraine a full participant in this peace process?” in the affirmative.
Against this background, Ukrainian society has a well-founded sense of “betrayal” from those who threatened to support Ukraine “as long as it takes.” According to military expert Oleh Zhdanov, the concern of Ukrainians is well-founded.
“There is a version that Trump was recruited by the Soviet State Security Committee back in ’84,”
– says the expert.
He adds that even if this is not true, it is clear from the behavior of the American leader that he is under Putin’s serious influence.
“In any case, Putin has a tremendous influence on Trump, and his administration is subordinate to Putin today. This is a huge threat for us,”
– oleg Zhdanov believes.
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Trump’s position on Ukraine
During the election campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly said that he would stop the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office. This deadline has already passed.
Also during the election, the media spread the so-called “Trump Plan”. The plan was that the United States would use its influence to stop the war, taking into account the status quo. To do this, Trump would force Putin and Zelenskyy to sit down at the negotiating table. If Putin does not agree to negotiate, the United States will give Ukraine all the weapons it needs to win on the battlefield. If Zelenskyy refuses to negotiate, the United States will completely stop helping Ukraine.
This plan, in its various variations, included a provision that Russia would retain the territories it temporarily occupied and that Ukraine would not join NATO.
However, later Trump seemed to “forget” about this plan. In particular, he voiced scenarios in which he would force Russia to capitulate due to the decline in world oil prices.
After Trump was elected President of the United States, one of his advisors, Brian Lanza, said that Ukraine should forget about Crimea. Trump’s entourage, however, was quick todeny this statement and said that Lanza could not speak on his behalf.
Currently, the US Special Representative for Russia and Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, is talking about 100 days within which he wants to reach some kind of agreement. Of these, 25 days have already passed. During this time, the US presidential administration has established contact with the Kremlin, an American envoy has traveled to Moscow, and Trump has spoken to Putin on the phone and agreed to a trilateral meeting between representatives of Ukraine, Russia, and the United States in Saudi Arabia.
Meanwhile, in exchange for military support, US President Donald Trump demanded $500 billion worth of rare earth metals from Ukraine. He said that the US should have access to Ukraine’s natural resources, regardless of whether Kyiv manages to reach a peace agreement with Russia. Moreover, Trump has already said that Ukraine is ready to accept such an agreement.
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