Last week, Ukrainian diplomacy celebrated a small victory: Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin met with the head of the White House, Donald Trump and US Vice President Mike Pence. This was an important sign of attention, especially against the backdrop of the meeting of the American leader with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Especially intrigued was the statement made by Klimkin made subsequently. According to the minister, Trump has "very interesting ideas" for increasing pressure on the Russian Federation. The head of Ukrainian diplomacy refused to fully reveal their essence, however he made some hints.

However, there is at least one problem: ideas, even "interesting" ones, are not a strategy. What kind of pressure on Moscow the White House can choose - the "Observer".

Peacemaker Trump Despite Trump's unpredictability and a number of his election promises, it can now be argued that the plans of the US-Russian reset have been crossed. This is clearly stated by the higher ranks of the United States, for example, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. "Rebooting is impossible, because it is impossible to erase the past and start everything from scratch. We start from the place where we are now, "- said Tillerson.

However, we should not confuse reloading and normalization of relations.

The latter still corresponds to Washington's intentions, which was also repeatedly mentioned in the White House. And yet there is one "but". States put tough conditions for a thaw with Russia. It is also about Ukraine, and about Syria, and about Afghanistan. Expanding the boundaries of the dialogue with Moscow for Trump means putting his political positions under attack. His "Russian dossier" is not closed. Democrats, Republican hawks, opposition-minded media and special services to check. Especially after the scandalous firing of the head of the FBI, James Komi.