ormer US President Donald Trump has taken a major U-turn in his strategy regarding the Ukraine-Russia war. Now he is offering to attack Ukraine by penetrating deep inside to put direct pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin. Recently, in a confidential conversation between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump clearly asked Zelensky, “If I give you long-range weapons, can you attack Moscow and St. Petersburg?”
According to the British newspaper Financial Times, this provocative conversation took place soon after a tense call between Trump and Putin. In fact, Putin had rejected America’s offer of ceasefire talks, after which Trump asked Zelensky if he was ready to attack the heart of Russia. According to the report, Zelensky also said without hesitation, “If you give us weapons, we can definitely do it.” Trump had claimed during the election campaign that he would stop the Russia-Ukraine war within 24 hours as soon as he became president. But Putin’s stubborn attitude made all Trump’s diplomatic maneuvers fail.
Now it is being said that Trump has changed his strategy and is ready to give Ukraine the green signal for a deep strike inside Russia. According to analysts, this gesture can take the war to a new and dangerous turn. Meanwhile, about 20% of Ukraine’s area is still under Russian occupation. Recent reports claim that the Ukrainian army is getting weaker and it is slowly losing more territory. Despite this, belligerence is visible on the front line. Trump’s aggressive stance is a direct message to Putin that if Russia does not back down, America will give Ukraine such a weapon that even Moscow and St. Petersburg will not be safe. Now the world is watching whether Zelensky will really show the courage to implement this offer or Putin will make some new move.