I have always said that only the USA and Russia can end it. It was their war from the very beginning.
While the director of a Rhode Island based not for profit, St. Nicholas House Foundation, alias “Evgenia Smetisko” was reported to be responsible for over 50 million dollars of assets, but whence would such treasure have originated?
After the end of the conflict, the strategic priority for Russia will be the restoration of control in the Caucasus.
What is certain is that Trump wants peace in the region and that peace is already being threatened again in Gaza as extremists on both sides push to reignite the fighting.
How Trump will proceed with the issue of Ukraine is very difficult to say.
The Bolsheviks of the Russian Revolution killed many political and societal leaders during the beginning of conflict, in order to take power, and get rid of any opposition.
Medvedev is very close to Putin, and likely says viewpoints Putin does not want to be attached to in public.
Russia on Friday added what it termed the “international Satanism movement” to a financial blacklist, enabling it to freeze the assets of alleged members even if they have no criminal record.