È ora di spingere Putin “all’angolo” dopo che le aperture di Trump hanno rivelato che il leader russo non è sero sui colloqui di pace: Ministro degli Esteri estone

From Semafor’s Morgan Chalfant:

Estonia’s foreign minister wants the US and Europe to work together to push Russian President Vladimir Putin “to the corner” after US President Donald Trump’s overtures revealed the Russian leader to be unserious about Ukraine peace talks.

“Trump has offered Putin the way out … and Putin is not ready to take it,” Margus Tsahkna told Semafor in an interview Monday on Capitol Hill, ahead of scheduled meetings with lawmakers in both parties.

Tsahkna called for the US and Europe to ratchet up pressure on Russia in the form of sanctions and to move forward with seizing frozen Russian assets in order to aid Ukraine’s eventual recovery from the war. He cited a bill that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is putting together that would impose stringent new sanctions on Russia and tariffs on countries that purchase Russian energy.

He also expressed concerns about Hungary’s Viktor Orbán potentially vetoing the next European Union renewal of Russia sanctions, suggesting that Trump could put pressure on Orbán to prevent him from doing so.

“Putin understands only the strong position, only the pressure,” Tsahkna said. While he didn’t fault Trump for engaging with Russia, Tsahkna said it’s clear that Putin is “playing with” the US and Europe.

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