Russian Editor
Getty ImagesWhen he wrote eyewitness testimony of the 1917 Russian Revolution, American journalist John Reid named it “10 days” that shook the world.
But 10 days are too long for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. They shook things in a week.
It began with Putin Trump’s phone conversation on February 12th and the president’s pledge to start a relationship.
The Munich Security Conference continued its division between Europe and America.
Next Saudi Arabia will halt for talks between Russia and the US: the first high level of face-to-face contact between the two countries since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
It’s a week of overturning traditional alliances, yelling Europe and Ukraine to respond, raising fears about European security, and putting Russia where they wanted. Without making concessions to get there, they placed Russia at the top table of global politics.
One image controls the Russian newspaper on Wednesday morning. Russian and American officials at the negotiation table in Riyadh.
The Kremlin wants to confirm the Russian people and the international community that Western efforts to isolate Russia in the war in Ukraine have failed.
The Russian media welcomes the prospect of a warmer relationship with Washington, pouring light corn on European leaders and Kiev.
“Trump knows he has to make concessions (to Russia) as he is negotiating with the winning side in Ukraine,” wrote Prokremlin tabloid Moskovsky Komsomollett. . “He makes a concession, at the expense of Europe and Ukraine, not America’s expenses.
“For a long time, Europe has inflated everything, thinking of itself as a world of civilization and as the garden of Eden. He never realised he had lost his pants… Now the old comrades crossing the Atlantic pointed out I’m doing it…”
On the streets of Moscow, it does not detect that level of glory.
Instead, people are waiting to see if Trump really turns out to be Russia’s new best friend, and whether he can put an end to the war in Ukraine.
“Trump is a businessman. He’s only interested in making money,” Nadezda tells me. “I don’t think things are different. There’s too much to change the situation.”
“Perhaps these talks (in Saudi Arabia) will help,” says Giorgi. “It’s time I stop becoming an enemy.”
“Trump is active. He’s energetic. But will he do anything?” surprises Irina.
“We dream of these negotiations bring peace. It’s the first step. And this will help our economy. Food and other goods will continue to raise prices here. It is a special military operation (the Ukrainian War) and the general international situation.”
Putin and Trump spoke on the phone. Their two teams met in Saudi Arabia. The president’s summit is expected soon.
However, a few days ago, the newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets tried to imagine what the two leaders had said to each other during a call last week.
They came up with this production:
“Trump called Putin.
‘Vladimir! You have a cool country and I have a cool country. Shall we go and separate the world? ”
“What have I been saying all this time? Let’s do it!…”
deception? I understand.
Reuters