President Donald Trump is still a businessman.
For the US president, it’s all a transaction, even a business that ends the war in Ukraine.
Under the agreement, he wants to grant Ukraine access to America and its oil resources as a recapture of wartime aid.
This approach to creating the deal is consistent with his broader foreign policy perspective and emphasizes economic benefits.
President Trump gives a thumbs up when he arrives at the White House after speaking at a conservative meeting. Photo: AP
A source close to negotiation told Sky News that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not ready to sign up and that there was a “problemous issue” in the draft.
But that didn’t stop President Trump from saying that he was the biggest conservative gathering in Washington and was “very close to the deal.”
It’s classic blinkmanship – the agreement gives the impression that it’s close, and therefore makes the other person seem obstructive if they delay.
A man who became president for a month after campaigning on the promise of ending the war in 24 hours needs a resolution.
But at what price? Do you recognize Russia’s rule over occupied Ukrainian territory? Postponing Ukraine’s NATO membership aspirations?
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Their problem may be that when they arrive at an oval office, they find businessmen rather than politicians.
Donald Trump is not diplomacy and has always had economic interest in boardroom politics.
