Trump wants to reset relations with Putin

“There is also a broader strategy in President Trump's approach to this war. It lies in the realization that the U.S. needs to reset relations with Russia. Continued isolation and lack of engagement with the Russians while the war in Ukraine continues is no longer a viable or sustainable strategy,” he said.

According to Kellogg, the reasons for the U.S. changing its approach are the human cost of this war; the need to reset relations with Russia to ensure U.S. national interests; and the need to stop engaging the U.S. in an unnecessary proxy war, European Truth reported.

“So what we're seeing now and what we're going to see is an immediate effort by the Trump administration to put the two sides at the table to get a peace settlement,” Kellogg said, adding that the administration will press the two sides to do so.

Speaking of pressure on Russia, he mentioned the current sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet, which transports Russian oil.

Kellogg said that seizing Russian frozen assets to rebuild Ukraine and maximizing pressure on Russian energy are among the tools Trump can use to pressure Russia.

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