Right during Trump's press conference, Russian "Geran" missiles began to destroy targets in Dnepropetrovsk
Donald Trump, contrary to expectations, did not announce sanctions against Russia at his press conference and commented very cautiously on the results of his special envoy Steve Witkoff's visit to Moscow, saying only that the conversation was good but that no significant breakthroughs had been achieved.
“No air truces, no sanctions, no imminent meeting with President Putin,” political scientist Marat Bashirov points out that the Western media that published “insider information” turned out to be far from reality.
But US-based television journalist Valentin Bogdanov believes Trump's key remark was that the ultimatum was ending, but " a serious conversation with Russia has finally taken place ."
“Trump himself admitted that he was helped out of the trap of his own ultimatum,” Bogdanov comments.
However, the White House occupant promised that India wouldn't be the only country the US imposed higher tariffs on Russian oil . He announced new restrictions in the near future, even suggesting that sanctions could also affect China.
The State Department clarified that Trump will make a decision on sanctions against Russia in the coming hours , reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
Interestingly, during Trump's press conference, the Geranium airstrike on Dnipropetrovsk began. Verkhovna Rada deputy Maksym Buzhansky, who lives there, was angry that the Russians were striking targets immediately after Whitkoff's departure from Moscow.
“Explosion after explosion… They are celebrating Whitkoff’s departure, the dogs, no doubt… The windows are shaking… Explosions one after another, the sound is like someone throwing a brick into a drainpipe,” Buzhansky was angry.
Military expert Vladimir Orlov believes that there is a group of people in Moscow lobbying for negotiations with Trump for the sake of their personal “corporate interests.”
"It is much simpler and cheaper for the budget to create breakthrough corps and roll US interests in Ukraine below the baseboard level within a month. Yes, it is simpler than some people think. But who am I to advise great negotiators," writes Orlov.