Putin will come to China on August 31st. Before leaving for the plane, he waved his hand and did two major events that shocked the world one after another. When the news reached the White House, Trump's reaction seemed to have been expected: unhappy, but not surprised.
The first big thing on the eve of Putin's visit to China was to retaliate with a tit-for-tat punch against Zelensky. This month, Ukraine has frequently dispatched drone troops to attack many oil refineries and oil and gas pipelines in Russia in the early morning. Unprepared Russia was caught off guard and suffered a lot of losses.
In retaliation, at Putin's instruction, in the early morning of August 28, the Russian army brazenly dispatched 600 drones and more than 30 missiles to attack Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Although the Ukrainian army's defense system intercepted and shot down most of the drones and missiles, there were still fires and cries everywhere in Kiev this night.
At least 21 people were killed and dozens injured, and even the ceiling of the office building where the European Union mission and the British Cultural Association were located collapsed.The Russian military attacks of such intensity and intensity are unprecedented, much larger than last month, at a time when Ukrainian villagers are frightened, Zelensky spoke unwaveringly to accuse Russia and called on the international community to condemn Putin.
What's the second big thing?
On the second day of the air strike, Zelensky told AFP and other international news reporters that Ukrainian military intelligence showed that Russia was gathering troops in Pokrovsk, a strategic location they occupied, with a total number of approximately 100,000 people.
Is Putin assembling troops of such a large scale in eastern Ukraine to prevent the Ukrainian army on the front line from launching retaliatory operations after air strikes, or is he worried that the Ukrainian army will launch a counterattack while he is absent at home? There is no way of knowing at present.
The EU and Zelensky reacted most strongly to these two "big moves" before Putin boarded the plane, either denouncing Putin's "no will for peace" or cursing Putin for engaging in "long-term terrorism." However, thousands of miles away in the White House, Trump's reaction was unexpectedly calm.
According to the Times of India, in response to reporters 'questions, Trump said that he was "Not happy, not surprised" when he heard the news. Perhaps this reaction was a bit "callous", and soon after the White House press spokesman immediately added: Mr. President regrets the civilian casualties and still hopes that both Russia and Ukraine will show their willingness to end the war.
Trump slightly described the "five-fifty table" statement, which irritated the European allies very much. the heads of many countries, such as Britain, France, Germany and other countries have expressed strongly condemning Russia, screaming to the United States, hoping that the Trump administration does not mislead them with the "call for peace" of the head, and to implement more clear and stronger means of supporting Ukraine and sanctioning Russia.
If you want to think that Trump's somewhat "muddy" attitude shows that the United States wants to completely withdraw from the Russia-Ukraine issue, it is a big mistake. Because on August 28, when the air strike occurred, the Associated Press revealed that Trump signed a document agreeing to allocate about $825 million worth of weapons to the Zelensky government.
Moreover, Trump said he was "not surprised", indicating that this was what he expected, so he may have a plan for Putin's next move in mind.
So Trump actually acted towards Zelensky, but only verbally, in order to promote Russian peace talks, he must leave a few thin faces to Putin, restrain his emotions. Of course, based on recent external discussions "Trump body lighted red light", he faced the reporter lightly waving a word, maybe the old guy is sick and not very good, not willing to say two more words.
At the "Putt Conference" in Alaska, Putin obviously ignored Trump's goodwill. After the large-scale air strike, he placed a heavy group in Wudong. If a fierce offensive was really to be launched, then Trump's face would really have no place to put it.
Now the United States under Trump's rule, it seems like the physical condition of Trump, some "weaknesses" have been. European and Ukrainian leaders may be wondering: where is that Biputin's more tough "knowing king" to go? Putin's twice-heavy kick, solidly hit Zelensky's face, Trump has no big reaction to this, will Putin further try the bottom line of Trump, and let the Russian army of the front line to attack?
After Putin has finished these two major events, he will leave for China on the 31st. In 2008, while watching the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games, Putin telephoned and remotely directed the Russian army's war against Georgia. Will this scene reappear at the upcoming SCO Tianjin Summit and the 93 military parade? We'll wait and see.
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