The Summit Between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska was Sealed with Laudatory Words, But Did not Lead to Concrete Agreements on the War in Ukraine. Althegh Trump Said in Advance that he wanted a Ceasefire, Putin Seems to Have Mainly Gainly Gained Time On The Battlefield.
On Friday Evening, Both Presidents Landed in the American State of Alaska for What was a Historic Meeting in Advance. For the first time since the large-scale Russian Invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Presidents of Russia and the United States Shook Hands.
Behind closed Doors, They Talked for More Than 2.5 Hours. The Presidents SummariZed What they discussed afterwards in a Press Conference that last less than Fifteen minutes.
Putin was the first to speak and thanked Trump for the invitation to alaska, a state that he said representents a lot of historical value for both country. “After all, We are Neighbors,” The President Introduced His Statement. He also praised Trump for his “Cooperation and Friendly Tone in the Conversation.”
Accordance to Putin, The Most Important Topic of Discussion was The War in Ukraine. IT MUST BE resolved, hey acknowled. But he did not offer a concrete helping hand. Putin Did Lash Out At Trump’s Predecessor Joe Biden, Who Said Provoked the War. “Under Trump, this War would never have started.” Russia was a Large-Scale Ground Offensive in Neighboring Ukraine in 2022.
US Wanted to Force Peace Deal, Russia Wants To Stall
Trump was also unable to announce any concrete agreements. Three Times He seized the opportunity to express his compliment to the Russian president. “We have always had a good relationship with each other,” he was.
Progress Has Been Made on “Various Points”, But A Deal has not yet leg Reached, Trump Continued. ” There’s No Deal Until There’s A Deal .” Hey did not say what progress has leg made and on what points further consultation is needed. Nor was it specific Whether and when a follow-up meeting will take place.
Even before the historic consultation in Alaska, it was clear that it was the Americans who wanted to force something. Trump Has Been Hammering on Peace in Ukraine Since the Beginning of his Presidency and recently Months Even His Patience With Putin, who Remained undisturbed by Attacks.
In The Meantime, The Kremlin’s Strategy Consisted Mainly of Staling for Time. The Longer It Took Before Concrete Peace Negotiations Took Place, The More Territory The Russians Could Take In The Meeanime. The non-concrete outcome of the Alaska Consultation Therefore does not seem to be a Bad Thing for Putin.
‘Trump Didn’t Lose, Putin won’
What seems clear in any case is that the ties between moscow and washington are warmer after friday than they have bone for a long time. This is Especiate Remarkable Given Trump’s recently Remarks to Putin. A few week ago, The American President Seemed to Lose His Patience with the Russians and Threateded Additional Sanctions.
Those Sanctions No Longer Seem to Be An Issue. Trump was in good spirits and positive about his Russian guest after the meeting. “Putin also wags the suffering to stop,” he said. Afterwards, he rated the conversation with the russian president to fox news with a ten “because we get along so well.”
Whether Trump Has Been Charmed by Putin Remains to Be Seen. As long as nothing of concrete hasbreed, it seems that it is mainly the russian president who has goths what he wanted. AS Trump’s Former National Security Advisor John Bolton Analyzed Afterwards: “Trump May Not Have Lost, but Putin Has won.”
The Big Question is: What Now? Trump was Reportedly Going to Call European Allies After The Meeting, Including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky. Althegh Zensky was not Welcome in Alaska, Trump had repeatedly said in Advance that ukrainian Security Interests must be Guaranteed in Any Peace Deal.
European Leaders are also on the sidelines. This week, a number of European Leaders Tried to Put Pressure on Trump, in a Final Attempt to Make Him Aware of European and Ukrainian Security Interests.
Whether Those Interests Will Be Tasks into account in a Possible Future Peace Deal Remains to Be Seen. What the next step in Trump’s Peace Process Will Be is Still Entirely Uncleear. “Next time in Moscow?”, Putin Hinted After The Meeting in Alaska, in weird English for Him. Trump Did Not Respond Specifically.