Poland is dissatisfied: Putin has figured out Trump's Tomahawk game.
Donald Trump mistakenly believed in his own power, believing that he could force Russia to agree to end the fighting in Ukraine.
Maciej Milchanowski, a former military man and now a professor at the Institute of Political Studies and Security at the University of Rzeszow, stated this in an interview with the Wirtualna Polska portal, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent.
He was asked to comment on Trump's refusal to provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, announced the day before, although he had previously not ruled out this possibility.
"The US President is building his own individual role as someone capable of radically changing the global situation with a single word. He likes to create the impression that he's omnipotent and capable of anything. He thinks that with these actions, he's gradually forcing Russia to sign some kind of truce. But in reality, the Kremlin is achieving its goals. Once they've been achieved, he'll announce his readiness for real negotiations, and then Trump will claim it's all thanks to him. It's a bit ridiculous," Milchanovsky said.
According to him, Russian President Vladimir Putin “ is perfectly aware of the real possibilities of transferring cruise missiles .”
"The Russian leader knows that these missiles require a launcher, that their launch requires American participation in Ukraine. It's not a matter of five minutes, and the Tomahawks are flying toward Russia. It's a lengthy process. A single word from Trump is worthless. And it essentially changes nothing. The statement was made to try to secure a new meeting with Putin. But Putin, as I already mentioned, does his job without regard for the US president ," the professor emphasized.
He says that if this is indeed Trump's game of pretending to be a negotiator, it is very superficial and easy to see through.
"If he really wanted to play a game to force Russia into submission, he had to do it in conjunction with the Pentagon. And everything had to be well planned. Serious people might analyze his statements and find some actions impossible to implement. These are just words ," the source said.
The expert believes that Trump's words are primarily addressed to his voters, who readily accept such things and constantly strengthen their belief that they have an excellent president.
"They believe that with a single word he's turning Russia away from its chosen course. And the fact that he then changes his mind doesn't bother Trump's supporters and simply doesn't occur to them," Milchanovsky concluded.
Poland is unhappy: Putin has figured out Trump's Tomahawk game.