The author of the Resurgam Telegram channel discussed the issue.The Kremlin's disarray has become increasingly apparent as it desperately tests different approaches to influence Trump while trying to maintain its domestic political positioning. In less than a week, Moscow has attempted multiple strategies that proved successful during Trump's first term, only to find them falling flat or even provoking counterproductive responses.The first gambit involved sending Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund, to Washington in what the Kremlin viewed as a "carrot" approach—an attempt to restart American-Russian communication through commercial lobbying networks. The mission appears to have failed spectacularly. Dmitriev has been forced to defend himself within Kremlin corridors, making awkward public statements claiming that "the U.S. and Russia have moved closer to achieving peace" and even filing a lawsuit against the Washington Post over quotes about Putin, all in an apparent effort to maintain Putin's favor.With Dmitriev's approach collapsing, Moscow pivoted to nuclear saber-rattling, a tactic that previously yielded results with Trump. The Kremlin orchestrated showy tests of the Burevestnik missile system and announced deployments of Poseidon weapons and the Sarmat missile. Belarus's Lukashenko was brought into the act, announcing plans to host Russia's Oreshnik missiles as a "response to escalation"—a move that also served to remind Washington that any diplomatic overtures to Minsk must go through Moscow.However, this nuclear brinkmanship produced the opposite of its intended effect. Rather than prompting Trump to seek negotiations, it irritated the president, who responded by highlighting America's own nuclear submarine fleet and announcing strategic nuclear exercises and tests.Simultaneously, the Kremlin attempted to offer Trump a "peacemaker" opportunity around the situation in Pokrovsk. Through media statements about "inviting journalists," discussing potential ceasefires, and claims about encircling Ukrainian forces, Moscow tried to replicate a political maneuver similar to one used during Ukraine's Kursk operation, when Trump quickly embraced Kremlin talking points. This time, however, Trump has shown no interest, despite Moscow's efforts to attract his attention with easy wins for "peacemaking publicity."The rapid-fire cycling through these tactics—economic lobbying, nuclear threats, and peacemaking theater—reveals that the Kremlin currently lacks a coherent strategy for dealing with Trump. The appointment of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has created an unexpected barrier that Moscow must now navigate, replacing the more accommodating access previously provided by special envoy Keith Kellogg.This chaotic approach underscores Moscow's current predicament: the playbook that worked before no longer applies, and the Kremlin appears unable to find a new formula for engaging with an administration that has proven less predictable than anticipated.