"Putin cannot be bribed to end the war"- an opinion article in the telegraph

16 أغسطس/ آب 2025

The journalism tour is on this day, on two articles on the summit that brought together US President Donald Trump, his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska, and another far from the meeting and talks about "satisfaction" about online dating.

With the title addressed to Trump, "Putin cannot be bribed, he only wants to spark blood," writer Owen Matthews started his article in the Telegraph newspaper.

The writer asked about the price of peace in Ukraine, and said, "For Zelinski, he is measured by the price of the lands that his country will lose, and the political insults that it may bear," but for Trump, it is related to "minerals, oil and cash liquidity", as he put it.

According to the Telegraph newspaper, Trump is preparing to provide "financial incentives" to Putin for the end of the war, but the writer saw that the American president was "completely wrong" if he believed that "Putin can be bribery to end his bloody war for 3 years."

The writer said that "Putin does not care about money, nor the luxury of his country's economy, nor the personal wealth of Russian elites," adding that Putin "had he interested in the war would not be began in the first place."

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He believed that ", for a quarter of a century, in power, he moved from pragmatic economic cooperation with the West, to an internal feeling of himself as a defender of the homeland and as a unit for the Russian people." In this regard, the writer pointed out that Putin built friendships with German leaders, and that he built huge gas pipelines that provided a third of Europe's energy needs, and in return, American and European companies pumped billions of dollars to invest in Russia.

But in 2022, Putin's priorities changed, with Ukraine's conquest, which led to the "destruction" of Gazprom and the collapse of foreign investment, the writer said.

"When it comes to the mission that Putin has appointed to himself to restore the historical greatness of Russia, the war is more important than money," he said.

However, the writer saw that "Trump's proposals for economic cooperation may play a major role at the end of the Ukraine war." He said that Putin "is interested in finding a way to save face to end the expensive and bloody war he started," he put it.

He believed that Putin "needs to be able to present himself as a victor, and for this purpose, he brought with him economists to discuss joint commercial projects with Americans."

Putin's "gifts" spoke to Trump, including a joint venture to exploit the Russian Stockmann field, which reserves about 3.8 trillion cubic meters of natural gas. The Russian President also presented American companies to joint access to rare ground mineral deposits in Russia, and even in Russia -controlled lands in Ukraine, the writer said.

The writer criticized the conclusion of commercial deals between the two countries at a time "soldiers and civilians are killed daily in Ukraine."

Trump "may lose his interest" in ending the war

In the context of the Alaska summit, Serge Shamiman wrote an article in the New York Times in which he presented a reading about the meeting of the American and Russian leaders.

The writer said that Putin was "satisfied" about the meeting, and said that the Russian president, "who is the outcast and wanted as a war criminal in Europe" was "pleased" and he was conducting what appeared to be a "friendly meeting" with the United States on American territory neighboring Russia.

He pointed to Putin's talk about the importance of opening a new newspaper in Russian -American relations, and about the great commercial capabilities between the two countries, "drawing a smile on Trump's face."

While Putin looked at Trump, and said that the latter was right when he said that if he was president at that time, the war would not have occurred, when he spoke to the war, the Russian president returned to his usual speech, and that in order to reach a permanent settlement, all the "root" causes of the conflict, all of which fall into his opinion on the side of Ukraine, must be eliminated.

The writer pointed out that Trump, who appeared before the meeting as if he was heading to a new strict stance on Russia, threatened with severe consequences in the event of a lack of a ceasefire agreement, and hinted that Putin was manipulating him, "he seemed at the top as if he was returning to his old admiration for Putin."

Trump mocked "with pleasure" of Russian intervention accusations in the American elections.

Without providing any details, Trump talked about the agreement on "many points" regarding Ukraine and pointed to "great progress" and "some progress", according to the writer, and Trump acknowledged that "there is no agreement until an agreement is reached."

The writer said that Trump's contacts with NATO leaders and Zelinski "may shed more light on any understanding reached by the two presidents," according to the author, "It is still possible that the meeting has made something that can be called progress."

But he saw that Putin "has again succeeded in gaining more time for his war, which is currently going in his favor."

When Putin jokingly said that the next summit should be held in Moscow, Trump seemed pleased and did not rule out its occurrence despite criticism, according to the writer.

However, he warned that Trump could likely lose his "interest in trying to end the war."

But given Trump's confidence in his skills to conclude deals and personal his personal, seemed to be ready to abandon this deal, in the words of the writer who said this "may explain Putin's happiness, which will be a blow to Ukraine."

Is dating online "putting us in trouble?"

Away from politics and Ukraine's war, the writer, Tom Websb, his article in the Times newspaper "dating online puts us in trouble."

He said, "A person has evolved in an environment that lacks romance, when our ancestors were lucky if they had a choice, even among six potential partners, half of whom were probably relatives."

But "today, it allows us to get acquainted with the Internet the entire world, with an ideal market in love," according to the writer.

However, he asked, "Do we have better emotional consensus than ever?"

The writer relied on a study that indicated almost opposite results, and researchers found that "those who entered into online relationships were less satisfied." "Are we going to suffer from the suffering of the most fateful decision that we will make in our lives?" The researchers asked.

As for the writer, "the answer is important because dating during one generation has replaced friends and family and working as the main way to meet partners."

In a comparison between what women prefer in men and vice versa, he said that "the ideal man for women is rich and a lifetime close to them", while men see that the ideal woman is "young, thin and smart", adding that "women are more selective in real life as well, while men prefer younger women."

But the writer saw that "the Internet is a mirror, but it is distorted," noting that "people can direct insults via the Internet they would not have done face to face."