Yesterday, Trump threatened Russia with severe sanctions if Russia does not quickly agree to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
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Russia is now really nervous, says Finland’s former ambassador to Russia René Nyberg.
The reason for the nervousness is the US president who just came to power Donald Trump.
Yesterday, Trump threatened Russia with severe sanctions if Russia does not quickly agree to an agreement to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump wrote on his Truth Social message channel that if Russia does not agree to the agreement, the United States must impose severe taxes, customs duties and sanctions on everything coming from Russia.
According to Nyberg, the nervousness was visible, for example, in the talk show shown in Russia on Thursday evening.
– There were speeches asking how Trump dares to speak to great Russia like this.
The nervousness indicates that Russia is aware of Trump’s unpredictability and his desire to end the war.
Nyberg assumes that the Russian president himself is also nervous, Vladimir Putin.
The Russian economy is not doing well, and in Nyberg’s opinion, it is not as strong on the military front as is often assumed. Nyberg mentions for example Soldiers who suffered constant losses in Kursk.
– It doesn’t mean that Russia is on the hook.
The story is updated
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