Donald Trump seems to have belatedly concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin – and not Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky – is the main obstacle to peace in Ukraine .

The abrupt postponement of a Trump-Putin summit in Budapest last week, agreed between the two leaders in mid-October, coming days after the imposition of new sanctions on Russian oil giants Rosneft and Lukoil, marked a notable shift in relations.

Last week also saw signs of a major ratcheting up of military tensions between the US and Russia , with Trump ordering his “ Department of War ” to restart nuclear testing , and Russia announcing progress on advanced new weaponry such as its Poseidon nuclear-powered torpedo . New Feature

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