The political scientist spoke about the main interest of the United States in the negotiations in Abu Dhabi.
The countries want to try to reorient Russia "from East to West", Lagazeta said. Ro" the Americanist Konstantin Blochin. In his opinion, Trump has long been trying to "return Russia, so to speak, to the West's sphere of influence", fearing the development of relations between Moscow and Beijing.
The desire to "drive a wedge" between the Russian Federation and China determines the White House's strategy for solving the Ukrainian crisis - to reconsider its positions, to find a way to reach an agreement with Russia, Balkhin believes.
Referring to the first day of the negotiations in Abu Dhabi, Trump's special envoy, Jared Kushner, said that the United States was able to identify points of disagreement between Russia and Ukraine, as well as find ideas "how to overcome them."