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Source: Putin’s Missiles Blunt Trump’s War Diplomacy – Bloomberg
昨天，俄罗斯对乌克兰城市苏梅的导弹攻击再次提醒人们，普京总统的入侵造成了致命的人员伤亡。 这也凸显了美国总统唐纳德·特朗普在结束这场他声称可以迅速解决的战争方面进展甚微。 就在袭击发生两天前，普京在圣彼得堡接待了特朗普特使史蒂夫·维特科夫，这是他们自今年2月以来的第三次会晤。此次攻击造成150多人伤亡。 欧洲领导人迅速谴责了俄罗斯的攻击。特朗普称其“可怕”，并补充说：“我被告知他们犯了一个错误。” 普京与维特科夫会谈的细节尚不清楚。尽管欧洲大国仍在继续筹备在乌克兰建立战后“维和部队”，但几乎没有迹象表明和平协议即将达成。 白宫最初的复活节停火目标似乎越来越遥不可及。普京和特朗普举行峰会的传闻也已逐渐消退。 俄罗斯和乌克兰之间为期30天的能源基础设施停火协议将于周五到期。在俄罗斯要求首先解除制裁后，在沙特阿拉伯谈判中达成的黑海停火协议仍处于搁浅状态。 随着第四个夏季战争的临近，外交努力的失败增加了战场激烈程度的风险。特朗普周五发泄了他的不满，称“俄罗斯必须采取行动”才能达成协议。 尽管如此，他并没有向普京施压，要求其做出让步，同时也表示愿意接受俄罗斯的关键战争目标，包括夺取领土和中止乌克兰加入北约的愿望。 特朗普面临的困境是，他已经表明了自己的立场——他只是希望战争结束。 普京希望按照他的条件结束战争——到目前为止，他已经表明，他会继续杀戮，直到特朗普满足他的要求。
The Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy yesterday was another reminder of the deadly human cost of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.
It also underlined how little progress US President Donald Trump is making in ending the war he claimed he could resolve quickly.
Putin hosted Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff in St. Petersburg, their third meeting since February, just two days before the strike that killed or wounded more than 150 people.
European leaders swiftly condemned the Russian attack. Trump called it “terrible” while adding “I’m told they made a mistake.”
Details of Putin’s discussion with Witkoff are unclear. While European powers continue preparations for a post-war “reassurance force” in Ukraine, there are few signs a peace deal is near.
The White House’s initial goal of an Easter ceasefire looks increasingly out of reach. Talk of a summit between Putin and Trump has also faded.
A 30-day halt to strikes on energy infrastructure between Russia and Ukraine is due to expire on Friday. A Black Sea truce negotiated at talks in Saudi Arabia remains marooned after Russia demanded sanctions relief first.
The foundering diplomacy raises the risk that fighting intensifies on the battlefield as a fourth summer of war approaches. Trump vented his frustration on Friday, saying “Russia has to get moving” in reaching a deal.
Still, he has refrained from pressuring Putin to make concessions while also signaling a willingness to accept key Russian war aims including seizure of territory and an end to Ukrainian ambitions of NATO membership.
The difficulty for Trump is that he has already shown his hand — he just wants the war to end.
Putin wants the war to end on his terms — and, so far, he’s shown he’ll continue the killing until Trump gives him what he wants.
