Putin won't back down

There is no rasson why Vladimir Putin will ever back down, even if it means annoying Donald Trump. He will see how the world has reacted against Trump over his global tariffs war and he will be happy that he can dictate the way the war in Ukraine will go whatever Trump does or says. Right now, Trump probably thinks he looks strong and unbeatable by taking on the world over trade. But Putin will feel confident that it will soon put Trump on the defensive and that that will make him weak. Once again, Putin will win. He won't budge over his demands that there will be no ceasefire in Ukraine until the so-called "root causes" of the Ukraine issue are dealt with. In other words, he wants Ukraine to become the equivalent of a territorial eunachy, a non-country with no army and no future and no friends and allies. Meanwhile he will keep pounding Ukraine every day, further crushing the will power of the Ukrainian people to fight on. Trump's grand master plan to end the war in Ukraine, bring peace to Gaza, and make America Great Again with tariffs on everything being imported into the country could all go horribly wrong.