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In a recent broadcast on the state-run Rossiya-1 channel, Russia's most prominent propaganda figures, including Vladimir Solovyov, otherwise known as the "voice of the Kremlin," have engaged in an open media and satirical attack on US President Donald Trump. Once described as "the reasonable side of the West," Trump is now treated as a ridiculous figure who "calls Putin to ask permission to send missiles to Ukraine."
In a live segment, Solovyov imitated Trump, publicly mocking him for his hesitation in sending Tomahawk missiles, saying: “When you say you’re thinking of sending Tomahawks to Ukraine, but then you add ‘I need to talk to Putin first,’ it doesn’t strengthen your position.” The studio laughed out loud. Another guest jumped in: “Mr. Trump, you’re a fool… but an extraordinary fool!”
This wave of irony is not spontaneous. It comes after the failure of the planned Trump-Putin summit in Budapest and is a clear signal that Moscow is reviewing its communication strategy. From the image of "the Western leader we can negotiate with," Trump is now presented as a weak and manipulated figure.
Just two months ago, the Alaskan meeting between Trump and Putin was described in Russia as a diplomatic success for the Russian president, a “Putin masterpiece.” But in Budapest, everything fell apart: with only a “non paper” sent to Washington, where Russia repeated its maximum demands for control of Donbas, the Kremlin rejected Trump’s proposals and ended any idea of close talks.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine, President Zelensky has blamed the delay in the Tomahawk delivery for Russia’s decline in interest in diplomacy. According to him, “long-range capabilities are the key to peace.” The mere discussion of these missiles, he said, was “a diplomatic investment,” because Russia immediately became more withdrawn as soon as the US postponed the decision.
If Russia once saw Trump as an opportunity to stop the clash with the West, now he has become a propaganda tool to delegitimize America in the eyes of Russian opinion. Prime-time mockery of a foreign president is rare in a country like Russia, where the political culture is based on respect for authority. But mocking Trump has now become part of the norm – and this may be another way for Putin to show that, in the end, any concessions to peace will be his own, not any external pressure.
In this climate, there is no doubt that peace is still far away, and it will likely only come when Moscow sees it as a personal victory, not the result of American pressure. Even if it means using a bit of television humor at the expense of an "old friend" like Trump.
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