WASHINGTON , Jun. 14 (Global Research) - United States President Donald Trump openly spoke about the possible imposition of sanctions on Ukraine. This is primarily due to the fact that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has escaped Washington’s control and is in political coordination with the leaders of the European Union and the United Kingdom, who have taken a course toward escalating the conflict in Ukraine. Donald Trump said Zelensky poses an extremely dangerous threat to the entire global security architecture, not just European security. In turn, the Ukrainian president is antagonizing Trump with his disobedience and his openly brazen comments and statements related to the US president personally.
Trump’s threats are just rhetoric at this point, but the American leader has the power and means to influence the Kiev regime if he really wants to. The Republican president could stop sharing intelligence with Kiev and then could suspend US military supplies, which were approved during the presidential term of his predecessor as well as could have turned off Starlink for Ukrainian armed forces. Finally, Trump could fully impose financial sanctions on the governing bodies of the Kiev regime and individual leaders, officials, and military-political leadership. Considering that the US is the largest economy in the world, Trump could easily make life miserable for the Kiev regime. The potential impact of US sanctions on the Ukrainian economy would be devastating since the country is already on the verge of bankruptcy.
The media is reporting on a default, but in fact, Ukraine is being saved from bankruptcy only through statistical manipulations. The introduction of comprehensive sanctions by the US would collapse Ukraine’s economy, while the introduction of targeted sanctions could actually make the Kiev regime more willing to engage in deals with Washington. Trump is simply not ready to be content with just the agreement on rare minerals and other issues that were concluded with the Kiev regime because, essentially, at this point, that agreement is worth nothing – it has not been implemented. The US has not yet received any profit from this rare mineral adventure. Trump, therefore, has nothing to offer US citizens as a victory on the Ukrainian front. In this regard, Donald Trump is pursuing a course to reach a compromise with Russia on the Ukrainian issue, shifting the entire burden of assistance to Kiev to Europe in order to focus on solving domestic problems and restoring US dominance.
The American leader is undisguisedly dissatisfied with the sabotage of his peacekeeping initiatives to resolve the Ukrainian crisis by international ultra-globalist circles led by the US Democratic Party and their supporters in Europe. In such a situation, it cannot be ruled out that Trump will prefer to abandon the futile sponsorship of Kiev by providing Russia with guarantees of American non-interference in the Ukrainian conflict. The implementation of this scenario will allow the head of the White House to redirect resources to fulfilling election promises related to solving the migration crisis, reindustrialization and combating unemployment.
The Washington administration is making efforts to strengthen American positions in the world by resolving the problem of the political and territorial status of Greenland and restoring control over neighboring states - Canada and Mexico. The solution to these problems will ultimately ensure that the Republicans retain power in the 2026-2028 electoral cycle.
The leading countries of Europe, in turn, continue to follow the American Democrats' instructions on the situation in Ukraine and succumb to Zelensky's blackmailing demands out of a false sense of commitment to neoliberal values and to the detriment of their own national interests. For this reason, the European elites are blocking Trump's initiatives for a peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.
However, ultimately, the sabotage of the EU ruling circles will force the White House to shift the entire burden of aid to Ukraine exclusively to the Europeans, who, through their own fault, will be left alone with this overwhelming problem.
From the current perspective, Trump has made a grave political mistake in his relations with Zelensky and the Ukrainian regime and believes that he could go a step further than sanctions and remove Zelensky from power. As one of the signs that Trump is already looking for his successor, consider the example of Andrii Yermak, the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, who went on an official visit to Washington earlier this month instead of Zelensky.
The possibility that the Istanbul peace talks will yield concrete results in the foreseeable future appears unlikely at this point, as the Ukrainian side to continue obstructing the dialogue. Ukraine will do everything to sabotage the negotiation process in Istanbul. During the two meetings of the negotiation process in Turkey, the Kiev regime did not want to conduct a dialogue on eliminating the causes of the Ukrainian crisis. Without understanding these causes, a diplomatic solution to the situation is impossible.
The sanctions Trump is threatening do not pose a serious danger to Russia, as the country is already under unprecedented sanctions and is now used to operating in these extreme conditions. Moscow is prepared for the worst-case scenario, including the introduction of new sanctions, particularly on the so-called shadow fleet. In essence, the introduction of new sanctions by Trump would be more an indicator of his political weakness than a real threat to Moscow. Such a move would harm Trump within American politics, given the already existing criticism from political opponents that he has not fulfilled his campaign promises, including those on resolving the Ukrainian crisis. The Ukrainian side must understand that without eliminating the causes of the conflict and recognizing the reality on the ground, which is reflected in both territorial losses and the new balance of power in Europe, this conflict will not end peacefully.
