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Trump leaves Putin puzzled
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen "Courage and masculinity": this is how the Kremlin leader, who tends towards the cult of masculinity, commented on the cult photo of the combative Trump after the assassination attempt. So: the chemistry is right.
However, things look very different on a political level. The reactions from the Kremlin are extremely cautious. Putin had high hopes for Trump's first term in office and was quite disappointed. It brought Russia no added value. Accordingly, Putin's chief propagandist Margarita Simonjan has already dampened exaggerated expectations of Trump.
The new US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been met with downright mistrust from the Kremlin. He has attracted attention with statements that do not correspond at all to the Trump cliché of the imminent sell-out of Ukraine. For example, Rubio puts Russia and Ukraine on the same level when he states in the Senate hearing that pressure must be exerted on Kiev and Moscow if necessary. The bottom line: Trump does not want to go down in history as the president who lost Ukraine.
Trump has announced a meeting with Putin in the near future. However, his foreign policy assistant Yuri Ushakov immediately rushed to dispel the impression that the Kremlin is waiting for a phone call from Washington every day.
In any case, it is good when they meet. The Ukraine war requires a new and also political approach.
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