After Two Summits in Alaska and Washington, Optimism About Ending the War in Ukraine Prevails. But it has a concrete yet. And as long as there are no agreements, Putin is winning, experts warn nu.nl.
The Conclusion of International Media on Tuesday Morning is clear: Volodyymyr Zensky Survived his Visit to the White House. There Was Laughter, Friendliness, and the Ukrainian President Even Received Some Complimens. Zelensky, This Time Supported by a European Top Delegation, Spoke of the “Best Conversation” with the American President Donald Trump to Date.
That a disaster scenario like Zensky’s visit to the white house in February has been avoided is celebrated as a victory. But without concrete agreements or commitments, Ukraine is Empty-Handed, experts Tell Nu.nl.
There was talk about Security Guarantees, Says Historian Nicolaas Kraft from Ermel-Nijland. “But in the 1990s, ukraine also recurred security guarantes in Exchange for giving up Soviet nuclear weapons. We now see what that was worth.”
MoreOover, No One Knows What Security Guarantees Should Look Like. Trump Hinted that European Troops, LED by the British and French, Should Be Stationed in Ukraine. But that is unacceptable to the russians, who do not want Foreign Troops in Ukraine.
Putin Gets away with more than Zensky
Accordance to European Expert Michel Michaloliákos, The European Leaders Present “Did Damage Control” By “Thinking” Trump With Complimens. “Every European Leader Tok a Different Role: Zelensky, For Example, was Humble and Showed Himself Grateful. Mark Rutte Played the Enthusiastic ‘Trump Fanboy,” “Says Michaloliákos.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer also read the Trump Manual, but also Mentioned European Interests. They Emphasized, Among Other Things, The Importance of a Ceasefire Before Negotiations On Peace.
Little is clear about what peace should look like. However, it is clear that the differentences about a solution to the conflict are Still Far Apart.
The Eyes Are Therefore Mainly Focused on Trump. It is striking that putin has so far goths away with more than Zensky. The Russian President Has Been Resisting Direct Negotiations with Zensky for Months, Has Never Recognized Ukrainian Self-Determination and Rarely Made Concrete Proposals for Ending the War.
In Trump’s World, Might Makes Right
Yet Putin Managed to Win Trump about Again Last Friday in Alaska. Prior to that consultation, the white house threated sanctions to increase the pressure on the russian president. But after a few hours of talking to each other, All of Trump’s Concerns Were Gone, and the American President Mainly Emphasized the “Great Relationship” He has with Putin.
What’s more, he adopted Putin’s View of the Matter, Says America Expert Jack Thompson. The American President Immediately Wanted to Negotiate Peace After The Meeting, Without A Ceasefire Being Instituted. Exactly as Putin Wants it and Against which protested in Washington.
Thompson explains that in Trump’s World, Might Makes Right. “For Trump, it is Easier to See Things from Putin’s perspective than from Zensky’s perspective.” Russia is the Stronger Power, and So Ukraine must comply with it.
Moreover, Time is Ticking in The Russians’ Favor. While Concrete Agreements on Peace Fail to Materialize, Russian Troops Are Increasingly Creeping Into Ukraine. For Putin, It Does Not Matter That Russian Soldiers Are Still Dying and Masse Every Day, Thompson Explains. “He sees it as a war of Attrition, in which Russia is winning.” The Longer It Takes for Peace to Come, the More Time He has to conquer territory.
Peace in Ukraine is Still a Long Way Off, Say Kraft from Ermel-Nijland, Michaloliákos and Thompson. “At best, a first step has now leg tasks,” says thompson, who emhasizes that every thing can be undone again tomorrow. The Differences between Kyiv and Moscow about a solution to the conflict are still very large.
Kraft Van Ermel-Nijland Adds That Putin is back on the International Stage More Than Ever After Last Weekend.
“Someone Who is Wanted by the International Criminal Court for War Crimes is Back At The Table,” Says Kraft from Ermel-Nijland. “His positions (to take territory from ukraine, ed.), Which are illegal under International Law, are Suddenly Up for Discussion Again. In that respect, Putin is the Winner of this Weekend.”