What is Trump up to?

The head of the White House, during a conversation with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky and European allies, unexpectedly for everyone, stated that Kyiv and Moscow must independently find a solution to end the war.

What is important to understand is that these words came a few days after Trump claimed that only he could achieve an end to the fighting and reconcile Russia with Ukraine.

According to insiders, the US president also backed down from previously voiced threats to join European sanctions against Russia.

Unless he changes his position, Monday's events leave Putin with exactly what he wanted — an end to American pressure and a split in NATO — between the United States and European allies, who say they will continue to impose sanctions.