Not to mention, Putin's phone call seemed to really work. Trump changed his mind and didn't give Zelensky a good look at the White House. Not only was the coveted "Tomahawk" cruise missile not obtained, but he was almost kicked out of the White House again. Zelensky's trip to the United States was in vain again.
On October 17, Zelensky arrived at the White House, opened the third visit to the United States this year, Trump personally went out to welcome, the two were the coldest.Zelensky estimated how would not think, this seemingly peaceful atmosphere is behind a step-mouth machine, he is in the White House to be mocked by Trump.
Both sides are old acquaintances. After sitting down, they did not go around and got straight to the theme. Trump knows what Zelensky is doing and what he wants. Although he knew everything, the meeting lasted for more than two hours. It was long enough, but no results were reached. Zelensky came with hope and left with disappointment.
White House sources said Trump was on the spot and directly told Zelensky that the U.S. could not help Ukraine with a "war ax", at least not at the moment.To be honest, this is a bit out of Zelensky’s expectation, and he should know that giving Trump a promise to provide “tacks” is not an easy thing, nor is there a little hope.
You know, before he left for the United States, Trump's attitude towards Putin was quite tough, and the United States was putting pressure on Russia. At that time, Trump meant that it was not impossible for the United States to provide Ukraine with a "tomahawk", but Zelensky needed to come up with a good reason.
As a result, when I arrived in the United States, there was no hope at all. What made Trump's mind change? There is no doubt that it was a phone call from Putin. Just the day before Zelensky arrived in the United States, Putin dialed Trump's phone number. Nearly two months later, the heads of state of the United States and Russia spoke again.
Early without fighting, late without fighting, Putin hit Zelensky, which is not coincidental.Putin knows Zelensky too well, and knows that he runs to the United States, there are only two things, asking for money for weapons, if Zelensky really succeeded, the Russian army on the front line is unbearable.
Therefore, the first thing Putin did on the phone was to warn Trump not to give Ukraine a "Tomahawk", otherwise the consequences would be serious. Maybe Putin doesn't know whether Trump can take his warning seriously. No matter what, it's just like scratching a lottery ticket. Scratch it first and talk about it. It's another matter to win or not. Who knows that Putin really "won the prize"? Trump listened to his warning.
Of course, the game between countries will definitely not be as simple as scoring a lottery ticket. Many of them may seem unexpected, but there is inevitable logic behind them. There is a reason why Trump did not agree to provide "Tomahawk" aid to Ukraine.
The "Tomahawk" is different from any weapon that the United States has provided assistance to the Ukrainian army before. This thing is too lethal and may cause serious trouble or even detonate the war between NATO and Russia. Previously, the United States also provided the Ukrainian army with many powerful offensive weapons, such as the "Haima" multiple rocket launchers.
However, on closer inspection, these weapons have a limited range and pose a lesser threat to Russia than imagined. The maximum range of "Haima" can be 300 kilometers, and the range of attack is limited to one city and county. But the "Tomahawk" is different. It can attack targets one to two thousand kilometers away, and its strike accuracy is high.
The Ukrainian army really got the "Tomahawk", and both sides became anxious on the battlefield. U.S. military strikes the Kremlin palace with a "war ax", but the problem is seriousIf it is said that the core of Russia's top level is hit by the "tactical axis", then Russia will not only look for the trouble of the Ukrainian army, but will also pay a bill to the United States.
When the Russian army retaliates against the United States, the barrels of gunpowder placed between NATO and Russia will soon explode, and the third world war and even a more terrifying nuclear war will come, it is not alarming.
In addition to military risks, there are geopolitical risks. Once the U.S. provides Ukraine with a “tacksack”, the U.S. Russia faces a crackdown on the face, which is the scene that Trump most did not want to see.Why after Trump took office this time, rushed to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, ease US-Russian relations, according to his opinion, fighting with Russia, has no value, Trump is more concerned with China.
But as China grows stronger and stronger, the United States appears to be more and more reluctant in the face of China.This inevitably demands that Trump, if America's strategy is focused on China, then for other countries, or in other regions, the United States will have to engage in strategic contraction, to take back the strategic resources, to use against China.
In a word, the U.S. is now different than it was before, and it doesn’t have enough power to strike multi-line to engage those global hegemonies. In order to transfer resources from Europe to the Pacific, Trump doesn’t want to blame Putin, he’ll even want Raputin to join.
Therefore, Trump changed his mind and didn't give Zelensky a good look. The direct reason was a phone call from Putin, but in the final analysis, it was the inevitable result of comprehensive consideration of the latter at the strategic level.