Putin holds the cards in his hand: "Weak and vulnerable" - ex-diplomat unmasks Donald Trump

Putin holds the cards in his hand: "Weak and vulnerable" - ex-diplomat unmasks Donald Trump 4 hours • 2 minutes reading time Apparently, Donald Trump has not succeeded in ending the war in Ukraine just a few days after his inauguration. One empty promise among many? The American president has met with Russian government representatives in recent days to get a little closer to his goal. But even if strong negotiating skills are needed in times like these, Trump apparently lacks them. If you believe the former Russian ex-diplomat Boris Bondarev, Trump is "weak" and "vulnerable" compared to Vladimir Putin. Ex-diplomat on Donald Trump's negotiating skills compared to Vladimir Putin: "very weak" As reported by "metro.co" among others, the former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev has been extremely critical of Trump's meeting with Russian government representatives in Riyadh. The reason for this is the difficult negotiating position the USA finds itself in. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian presidential adviser Yuri Ushakov, who recently met for negotiations with Donald Trump, are undoubtedly in the better position. "I think they are also pretty sure that they can force Trump to make very, very big, enormous concessions, even without him knowing that they are concessions," explains former diplomat Boris Bondarev. And further: "I think Trump's behavior tells them that he is very, very interested in concluding this deal as quickly as possible." Donald Trump in a "vulnerable position" This in turn puts Trump in a "very weak" and "vulnerable position" because it makes him dependent on Moscow's goodwill and Moscow can exploit this, said Bondarev. Boris Bondarev resigned from his post as a Russian diplomat in May 2022 in protest against the invasion of Ukraine. In his opinion, Vladimir Putin definitely has the better cards in the current negotiating position. The USA has already "sacrificed too much" without getting anything from Putin. In his opinion, the situation is currently "not very promising". There is currently a lot of speculation about a possible meeting between Russia's ruler Vladimir Putin and the American President Donald Trump. A meeting is supposedly to take place this month. It remains to be seen who will then prove to be the better negotiating skills.