US President Donald Trump has pulled off a diplomatic coup in the Middle East, securing a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, but it appears he's hit a brick wall when trying to get Russia on board to end the war in Ukraine.
Trump has made several high-profile visits to Middle Eastern countries recently including Egypt and Turkey where he spoke about his administration’s efforts to broker an end to conflict in Gaza. The US President claimed that Trump played a role in mediating the deal between Israel and Hamas, which was announced last week.
However, a summit that had been expected between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump is now on hold indefinitely after reports emerged of a face-to-face meeting that never took place. In July this year, it was reported that a proposed summit was cancelled at the 11th hour after US lawmakers voted to impose new sanctions on Russia.
In July, Putin agreed to meet with Trump in Alaska - an apparent attempt by Moscow to delay legislation aimed at weakening Russian President Vladimir Putin's power. However, Washington has since backed down from imposing those new sanctions and instead has agreed to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Despite the lack of success so far in bringing about a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, Trump remains optimistic that his unique diplomatic style can bring an end to the war. He's made several promises on the campaign trail over the past few years regarding how he'd handle conflicts like this one, but many are questioning whether he really has what it takes to achieve lasting peace in the region.
In contrast to Ukraine, Gaza appears more feasible given a combination of factors - including support from key regional players such as Arab allies who were wary of US President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. This support allowed him to exert pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing to a ceasefire deal that could benefit his own popularity in the region.
Trump has made several high-profile visits to Middle Eastern countries recently including Egypt and Turkey where he spoke about his administration’s efforts to broker an end to conflict in Gaza. The US President claimed that Trump played a role in mediating the deal between Israel and Hamas, which was announced last week.
However, a summit that had been expected between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Trump is now on hold indefinitely after reports emerged of a face-to-face meeting that never took place. In July this year, it was reported that a proposed summit was cancelled at the 11th hour after US lawmakers voted to impose new sanctions on Russia.
In July, Putin agreed to meet with Trump in Alaska - an apparent attempt by Moscow to delay legislation aimed at weakening Russian President Vladimir Putin's power. However, Washington has since backed down from imposing those new sanctions and instead has agreed to send long-range Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
Despite the lack of success so far in bringing about a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, Trump remains optimistic that his unique diplomatic style can bring an end to the war. He's made several promises on the campaign trail over the past few years regarding how he'd handle conflicts like this one, but many are questioning whether he really has what it takes to achieve lasting peace in the region.
In contrast to Ukraine, Gaza appears more feasible given a combination of factors - including support from key regional players such as Arab allies who were wary of US President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. This support allowed him to exert pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into agreeing to a ceasefire deal that could benefit his own popularity in the region.
so like, trump gets a win in gaza with the ceasefire but now russia is all "nope" 
and i'm thinking, what's the diff btw ukraine and gaza? both are about conflict, both are about power struggles... 
but like, ukraine has all this new sanctions and missiles coming in, whereas gaza was just about arab allies backing trump up 
and yeah, it's clear trump thinks his diplomacy thing works better for gaza than ukraine 
stats show, ukraine has been getting like 15k deaths on the battlefield per month 
whereas gaza had like a measly 500 deaths last year 
btw, trump promised to broker peace in ukraine but it's more complicated than that... maybe he just needs to try harder or something 
! It was like, the whole sky turned pink and orange... I swear, it's gonna be a viral pic 
! Anyway, back to this news... I don't get why Trump is so optimistic about Ukraine? Don't get me wrong, I love the guy, but Ukraine just seems like such a mess 
. What do you guys think? Should he stick with what worked in Gaza or try something new? 
. The fact that Arab allies came around to supporting a ceasefire in Gaza is huge for him. It shows he's got some real connections and influence in the Middle East, which is awesome. But Ukraine? 
. And to be fair, it does make sense that the Arab allies were against Jerusalem being Israel's capital - I don't think anyone likes US politicians messing with their region's history 
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! So Trump just got this big diplomatic win with Gaza and I get it, he's all about those Middle Eastern deals 
... but Russia? Like, no way 
... can't he just make a simple phone call to Putin or something?! 
And what's up with these sanctions that were supposed to be imposed on Russia but now are gone? 
... and I'm just over here trying to keep up 
... did he really think he could just sweet-talk Putin into backing him down? 