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Ukrainian President Zelensky said on Monday that Russian forces had launched a massive nightly airstrike against Ukrainian energy facilities, killing six people and wounding 17 people.

It seems that after Putin¡¯s two and a half-hour talks with Trump, the strike on Ukraine has not relaxed at all.

Meanwhile, on October 22 local time, U.S. President Trump suddenly announced the cancellation of a meeting with Putin in Budapest. He said the meeting with Russian President Putin is now inappropriate and believes it is time to impose sanctions on Russia.

His statement is a new change after meeting with Ukraine President Zelensky, indicating that his position is wavering between Russia and Ukraine.

However, Trump is still full of "awe" for the strong Putin. Hopefully, he said, the sanctions against Russia will not last long. He also said that every conversation with Putin is very pleasant, but no progress has been made. Although it seems that the two sides can't achieve their goals, they will meet again in the future.

Trump is almost like Putin's soft words, said from his mouth, and no one feels a loss of dignity at all. Whether the shake of the position, the good changes in the words, all exposed Trump's softness fear hard, only is the side of the chart.

In the ongoing communication with Putin or Zelensky, Trump¡¯s greatest desire is to a ceasefire in Russia and Ukraine as soon as possible, and this ceasefire must be achieved by him as a mediator.

But Putin set him a very difficult and challenging condition: the Donbass region must belong to Russia, and NATO must not be stationed in Ukraine, as long as all this can be achieved, including the future ambitious US-Russian economic cooperation.

Trump, who is competitive, is by no means a soft persimmon for anyone to handle. But in front of Putin, he really dare not turn his face. There are not only mysteries unknown to the outside world, but also a sense of oppression from Russia's nuclear arsenal.

Trump said that Putin mentioned nuclear weapons to him in a previous call, saying it should be degraded on the nuclear issue, and Trump did not object to it, and considered it very appropriate.

It seems that Putin's statement is actively seeking to reduce nuclear risks with the United States, but in fact he is "beating" Trump by retreating. That means, don't forget that Russia still has nuclear weapons, and it is to the point where it may be used.

As a businessman, Trump knows the meaning of hard work and the beauty of life best. If Russia launches a nuclear war, the United States will inevitably be sucked into it, and everything will cost him everything. So he was really intimidated, so much so that during a meeting with Zelensky at the White House he roared Putin to Zelensky that "Russia will destroy Ukraine if it doesn't accept the conditions."

As for the first time imposing sanctions on Russia's two largest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, although the Trump administration claims to be the most stringent sanctions against Russia to date, it is essentially completely within Russia's affordability. At any rate, Trump should respond to Russia's "nuclear blackmail" and "battlefield advancement", hoping that Putin can withdraw as soon as possible.

Some netizens and media commented that this is Trump's loss of patience with Russia and his attitude openly turned tough. In fact, it just reflects Trump's anxiety and helplessness.

Russia¡¯s two conditions, which have been basically accepted in his subconscious mind, are now the question of whether Russia can give him a ceasefire in front of him, and he needs time to explain this to European allies, thus isolating Ukraine and forcing Zelensky to promise Russian conditions.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin deeply understands that the greater the advancement of the battlefield, the more benefits it will gain in the future, so there will be no ceasefire until Ukraine fully accepts the conditions.

Zelensky is equally justified by the fact that he has "shaped" the nation's forces with the Russian army for the final exhibition. he does not want to lose more at the future negotiating table, but also has to pave the way for himself, to avoid his own defeat and become Ukraine's ancient sinners.

It is really too difficult for Trump to mediate between Russia and Ukraine. He will win the Nobel Peace Prize in 2026. Although he claims to have made eight major achievements in the ceasefire in Gaza, one of his most important campaign promises at the beginning of the day, Russia-Uzbekistan mediation, the "problem of the century", has not been resolved before his eyes. It will be a major reputation loss for him personally. (Oriental Review)