"Trump Is Annoyed By Putin's Stance"

• 13.09.2026, 4:10

An expert revealed behind-the-scenes details of the negotiations.

Following Trump’s conversation with Putin, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov stated that the Kremlin leader had outlined to the American leader his vision of exactly what the U.S. could do to end the war. This likely refers primarily to putting pressure on Ukraine. Valery Klochok, head of the “Vezha” Center for Public Analytics and chairman of the “New Road” Charitable Foundation , spoke about this in an interview "Glavred" by Valery Klochok, head of the "Vezha" Center for Public Analytics and chairman of the "New Road" charitable foundation .

"Most likely, yes. But Trump isn’t really in a position to put serious pressure on Ukraine right now,” the expert noted.

According to Klochok, Trump’s ability to influence Kyiv has become more limited after the main financial burden of supporting Ukraine shifted largely to Europe. In his view, if funding had remained primarily in Washington’s hands, the U.S. president would have had more leverage over the Ukrainian side.

At the same time, Trump has already tried to put pressure on Russia as well. Klochok recalled that the U.S. president had previously stated his unwillingness to negotiate with Putin without specific agreements. However, according to the expert, the Russian leader’s position irritates Trump, and he cannot change it quickly.

“It’s clear that Putin’s stance irritates him. At the same time, he can’t change it quickly, so he starts bargaining. Putin sees that Trump is bargaining and raises the stakes. This is a classic scenario in business negotiations,” Klochok explained.