​​A game of fake "peacefulness" The re-election of Donald Trump as head of the White House has heated up to a critical point the discussion on the topic of establishing peace in different parts of the world. "I’m not going to start the wars, I’m going to stop the wars" is the motto of the Republican leader, which would bring him at least the Nobel Prize should he succeed in his mission. Among Trump's peace assurances, the Ukraine issue is of particular interest to the international community. It can’t be any other way since this is the largest and bloodiest war in Europe since 1945, which was unleashed by the Putin regime with the aim of achieving blatant territorial gains and getting a grip of massive volumes of natural resources. Amid Russian aggression, the European security system is undergoing colossal tests, as is NATO, which, at least in theory, should serve as the continent's defense shield. The future leader of the United States sends a series of rather divergent signals in the context of the Russian war against Ukraine. On the one hand, Trump admits the possibility of ending the more than ten-year war "in one day" and is ready to apply his talent as an entrepreneur in mediation or putting pressure on both Kyiv and Moscow. Should we believe that such a scenario will be implemented is a question around which venerable experts keepbreaking spears. Another question is how sustainable and stable such a peace would be? Against the background of peacemaking rhetoric, Trump puts forward the task of strengthening and modernizing the US armed forces as a global deterrent. He and his team do not like Putin's ultimatums to Ukraine and the West at all, so in case the Russians express no sincere interest in ending the war, Washington retains the levers for ramping up arms supplies to Ukraine’s Armed Forces by magnitudes. It is noteworthy that Trump has no illusions about the dictator Putin, who has not abandoned plans devour Ukraine in its entirety. For the EU, NATO and the U.S., such a scenario would be a disaster as it would empower revisionist governments in China, Iran, and North Korea to unfreeze and escalate conflicts across Asia and the Middle East. It is likely over such concerns that Trump did not mention Putin among the world leaders with whom he has already spoken since his election win was announced. Trump's behavior is completely justified because the Kremlin interprets the preparation for "peace plans" in an extremely distorted way. The aggressor state is maximizing military pressure on Ukraine, trying to take maximum advantage of the White House reshuffle. Russia doesn’t even hint at making any gestures toward making peace. Putin is acting directly the opposite, increasing pressure on the frontlines and terrorizing Ukrainian cities far behind the line of contact with drones, missiles, and glide bombs. The statistics of "peacefulness" a la Russe is rather showing: last week, the invaders launched over 800 guided aerial bombs, nearly 600 one-way attack drones, and almost 20 missiles of various types! In the Kursk axis, the Russians pursue show-off executions of Ukrainian prisoners of war in a flagrant violation of the laws and customs of war, once again proving the inhumane nature of Putin's war criminals. Moreover, the Russian beasts continue resorting toenvironmental terrorism: due to their bombing, the integrity of the Ternovska dam on the Volchya River was violated, which could lead to the flooding of settlements across Donetsk and Dnepropetrovsk regions. When analyzed, the listed facts indicate that Putin is not in a constructive mood, so it is important to act based precisely on thefake nature of Russia’s peacefulness.