Трамп tries to shift responsibility for possible defeat of the Republicans to Zelensky - The New Yorker

This is written by The New Yorker.

According to the newspaper, Трамп was in a difficult political situation less than three weeks before the midterm elections. Rising prices and dissatisfaction of Americans with the economic policy of the President pose risks for Republicans who are trying to maintain control of both houses of Congress.

Дослідниця Росії Анджела Stent, who previously worked as a national intelligence officer for США on Russia and Eurasia, believes that Трамп is preparing the ground for shifting responsibility to Zelensky if his party fails in the election.

"Трамп готує ґрунт для того, щоб звинуватити Зеленського, якщо республіканці погано виступлять на проміжних виборах", said Stent.

According to her, if the easing of restrictions on Russian diesel fuel does not lead to a noticeable reduction in prices, Трамп may blame Ukraine for this.

At the same time, Russian fuel is unlikely to have a significant impact on American prices before the voting day 3 November. Therefore, criticism of Ukraine can be associated not only with attempts to solve the economic problems of США, but also with Trump's desire to find the culprit in possible electoral failures in advance.

• Recall that 9 October Трамп said about the "надзвичайно успішну" conversation with Putin and the agreement on the supply of Russian diesel to world markets. After that, the США Minfin issued a temporary license for its export.
• 14 October Володимир Зеленський confirmed that Washington warned Kiev about a possible cessation of intelligence sharing if Ukraine continues to attack Russian oil refineries. The president told about this in an interview with NPR.
• Глава Білого Дональд Трамп 16 October signed a decree, which cancels part of the sanctions against РФ, which is in the law of Ліндсі Грема and concerns the export of Russian energy carriers.