Nebulous at best, Trump’s plan in Alaska involved unleashing “very severe consequences” against the Russian President if he failed to embrace a ceasefire, or provide clarity over his intention to end the conflict.
Now Trump is once again kicking the ball into the long grass, and using his favourite formulation in so doing. “We’re going to find out about Putin in the next couple of weeks”, the President told Fox News. “It’s possible that he doesn’t want to make a deal”, he conceded.
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Not even a week after President Donald Trump’s [fateful summit in Alaska](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-putin-alaska-ukraine-meeting-who-won-3863728?ico=in-line_link) with [Vladimir Putin](https://inews.co.uk/topic/vladimir-putin?srsltid=AfmBOoqNrmi_IfyVQhMW4qsXIk85VYfcr9CYq_FQNkt3S0nMAUroah-u&ico=in-line_link), the US leader’s strategy towards the Kremlin and its war on Ukraine is in tatters.
Nebulous at best, Trump’s plan in Alaska involved unleashing “very severe consequences” against the Russian President if he failed to embrace a ceasefire, or provide clarity over his intention to end the conflict.
Now Trump is once again kicking the ball into the long grass, and using his favourite formulation in so doing. “We’re going to find out about Putin in the next couple of weeks”, the President told Fox News. “It’s possible that he doesn’t want to make a deal”, he conceded.
[Trump](https://inews.co.uk/topic/donald-trump?ico=in-line_link) constantly reaches for the “next couple of weeks” formula when he faces a fork in the road and decides to buy himself more time. But the world can now see nakedly that he is willing to give the Russian leader [as much time as he demands.](https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-warning-europe-he-still-putins-man-3869393?srsltid=AfmBOoquYuiXftoPxd0nRy3wuxn47JXKHFOQGfqF0LBo-e26fSyN2GDf&ico=in-line_link) Trump has threatened Putin with tighter sanctions, “very severe consequences” and, as he put it only on Tuesday, “tough action” if he doesn’t bring the war to a close. He has never followed through on any of those threats.
The far-right heritage foundation is ideologically aligned with Russia.
Russia has no reason to budge if they’re not under threat of any new pressure.
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