Washington (AP) – 1 month later Alaska Summit Along with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump appears to be surprised that his gambit was unrewarded in Ukraine’s peace.
“He disappointed me,” Trump said this week. “He really disappointed me.”
There has been no further progress in the Middle East, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began. Gaza city’s new attack And assaults throughout the region.
“They have to be very, very careful,” Trump said. Israel targeted Hamas in Qatara US alliance holding diplomatic negotiations.
Trump’s disappointment and frustration are very different from the confidence and domination he seeks to project on the international stage, particularly as he trumpets the diplomatic efforts and campaigns of the Nobel Peace Prize. The president asked about the future goals of the UN General Assembly. However, the most well-known conflict appears to be escalating rather than shattering.
“The peace efforts over the past nine months have only been a merry-go-round,” said Max Bergman, a State Department official for Democratic President Barack Obama, who currently works at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington.
It’s a bold gesture, but it’s difficult to reach peace deal
Trump praises his bold gestures (a stealth bomber strike in Iran, but a bold tariff announcement), but solving a global jigsaw puzzle is a much bigger struggle.
The basic truth is that “it’s very difficult to try to reach a peace deal,” Bergmann said Trump is not surrounded by experienced diplomats and foreign policy experts.
“If you told me, ‘Please do a hotel deal,’Bergmann said. “It’s going to be a terrible deal. I’ll lose a lot of money.”
In Trump’s defense, the White House pointed to comments from European leaders who praised his efforts to build a peace deal. Trump often points out that he only hires “the best people.”
Matt Chloenich, a senior policy adviser to the Pentagon during Trump’s first term, said President Brushness could get results such as when he was. They demanded an increase in defense spending From European allies.
But Trump will spin his wheels on more challenging issues, such as when he tried to persuade UN Kim Jong to end North Korea’s nuclear program, and ultimately give up.
When it comes to creating peace in Ukraine and Gaza, Chloenich thought, “At what point is he saying, ‘This is too difficult, let’s move on to other issues’?”
Foreign policy is usually a team sport in the presidential administration and requires extensive coordination between agencies through the National Security Council. But Trump dramatically cut down on council staff and Marco Rubio It functions as both Secretary of State and national security adviser.
“It’s the only one who sets the strategy and is waiting for everyone else to see,” Chloenig said.
The Middle East is becoming more and more confused
In the Middle East, Trump is increasingly caught up in the midst of a flammable situation. He has Visited Arab countriesThis year, he strengthened relations, including Qatar, and he supports Israeli military operations in Gaza and Iran.
But now, Israel, encouraged by the success of the battlefield, is more widely surprised across the region, including recent attacks targeting officials in Hamas, Qatar. The dangerous negotiations were rattling as American leaders, not to mention Netanyahu, as well as rattling the beliefs of Arab leaders on Trump’s ability to influence.
Some of them see Israel, not Iran, but their main security threat, according to three Arab diplomats familiar with the conversation at the final summit of Doha’s Gulf Cooperation Council. That’s a noticeable change after Israel and the Arab states approached Trump’s first term when the Republican president defended Abraham’s agreement. The diplomat was not permitted to publicly discuss private conversations and spoke on condition of anonymity.
US officials have sought to ease doubts by pointing out a statement of dissatisfaction with Netanyahu’s latest move about a recent meeting with Qatar’s prime minister and discussions on strengthening security.
During the annual high-level gathering at next week’s general meeting, Rubio and Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff can expect to hear a chorus of criticism as Arab countries are seeking a more fundamental change in how the US approaches the region.
For example, the United States tried to ensure that Israel had a military advantage over its Arab neighbours. But now, Israel has attacked Qatar with weapons of US support – a strike that Qatar couldn’t counter with its own US-backed defense – Arab diplomats are considering calling for stronger support.
Such a move is likely to be unacceptable politically, at least for now, and has received strong Israeli support among Republicans who control Congress.
Trump’s vague approach to Putin
In Europe, Trump irritates critics with his vague approach to Putin, sometimes suggesting that Ukrainian President Voldymi Zelensky is responsible for the war that Moscow began with the 2022 invasion.
Trump recently claimed that his encounter with Putin “has done a lot,” but that “tango takes twice.”
“You know that they are two Zelensky and Putin who hate each other,” he said.
I fear that wars in Ukraine could leak Russian military invasion NATO members in the airspace of Poland and Estonia. Trump said he could inform “big troubles” after three Russian fighters entered Estonian airspace on Friday.
During a UK press conference on his visit to the state, Trump said he is dedicated to stopping conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine. Then he became philosophical.
“You never know in war. You know, war is something else,” he said. “It’s the exact opposite of what you thought.”
