"Putin dampens Trump’s roar": The international press on the giant call

“El Mundo”: Putin’s hardness shakes Trump’s image. “Current.cz”: Putin wants to go into history.

For a conversation between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin boss Wladimir Putin For Wednesday, newspapers write the following about a ceasefire in Ukraine:

“Independent” (London):

“At this point we should also keep in mind how painful the situation for (the Ukrainian president Wolodymyr) Selenskij is. As always in this peace process, it is worth taking a step back and seeing the full extent of what is going on in front of us.

The Ukrainian people – victims of unprovococated and bestial military aggression – must also look at how his country and his ‘assets’ are disassembled by the heads of state both Russia and the United States, while his president is degraded into a mere viewer, if at all.

Imagine that any country would be asked to accept that its area, the people, the people and its resources were divided by others – and that if he did not like the result, it would be forced to death or almost secure To fight out.”

“Sydney Morning Herald”:

“So much for the topic of war ending within 24 hours. Donald Trumps 2024 expressed Boasthe only needs one day to reach an agreement to end the fights in Ukraine, it has not been fulfilled. And although one could argue that the phone call with Vladimir Putin has brought the matter ahead on Tuesday, it could also be a case of ‘One step forward, two steps back’ be.

The Russian president reacted with a ‘Njet’ to Trump’s proposal of a 30-day unconditional ceasefire and instead agreed to one Mini-upright To that only extends to the energy infrastructure. The White House praised the conversation as progress, but the joy was steamed compared to the usual roar. (…)

Trump could seriously embarrass the situation, because in the past two months he has insisted that Putin wanted to end the war (…). It has Trump presented as a Putin whisperer: As the only one who understands Putin – even likes him – and can move him to a deal for humanity. But this confidence is now on one harte Probe placed.”

“The World” (Madrid):

“Putin’s hardness shakes Trump’s own imagewho between the hurry to end the war in Ukraine in order to concentrate on the economic rivalry with China, and fluctuates the need to present himself as a strong leader who does not bend anyone. From yesterday’s conversation, however, it can be concluded that the Kremlin has doubled its attacks on the West by using Washington’s support for his narrative of the imperialist cross train and the public humiliation of his enemy (Wolodymyr Selenskij) in the Oval Office.

The announcement of the decaffified ceasefire also coincided with another victory of the Kremlin: the decision of the United States to terminate the contract with Radio Free Europe, a historic US broadcaster that Russia described as ‘propagandist’ and ‘enemy’. ”

“La Stampa” (Turin):

“Putin just gets the continuation of the war. And that is what he wanted. At the moment, a complete ceasefire is as far away from his wishes. Unless his Nicht acceptable conditions are accepted. Not acceptable for Ukraine, since they are the same as a subjugation based on Belarusian model, combined with losses in areas.

But obviously not acceptable for Trump. And that lets Ukraine and Europe emit a sigh of relief. (…) The result of the telephone conversation disappointed -many of them in Italy -who believed that the US President had a magic wand to magically brought about an end to the war. The cards in the hands of the two players were read wrong. ”

“Polityka” (Warsaw, online edition):

“As usual with Moscow’s assurance, you can believe what you want, but you have to check it. The first review was not good, because shortly after the end of Trump’s conversations with Putin Rained rockets on Kyiv down. The Ukrainian capital is a command center for Russia and not an infrastructure.

Russia has hardly granted the quick signing of a comprehensive ceasefire. Despite the positive tone of both explanations after the phone call between Trump and Putin, the Kremlin held on to its hard conditions, and the White House did not go into it.

Putin also speaks of a ‘holistic approach to the problem’ and the elimination of the ‘roots’ of the conflict. He had already made it clear that it was about reducing the military status of Ukraine, permanently blocking their accession to NATO and reducing the military presence and the infrastructure of the allies at the borders of Russia. ”

“Updated.cz” (Czech news portal):

“Although Russia’s President Vladimir Putin greets negotiations, he does not want to do ceasefire that would only freeze the current situation. (…) He wants to restore the Russian sphere of influence, one Keil between Europe and the United States. And change the conditions that arose after 1989. He wants go down in history as a ruler, which has renewed the size of the Russian empire and enlarged its area.

US President Donald Trump wants to end a war that is not interested in it, but only bothers and stands. (…) But for Putin, the war in Ukraine is only a phase of a larger confrontation with the West, which does not stop so soon. “