Expert in Russian politics, about the message of the Trump-Putin summit and the paradox of the Kremlin leader approach
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. Credit: Saul Loeb / AFP / Profimedia
The summit between leaders in Washington and Moscow, scheduled to take place on Friday in Alaska, will be “played in the Russian press” as a proof that the country “is no longer isolated”, Prof. Stephen Hall, an expert in post-Soviet and Russian relations at the University of Bath, according to the BBC.
The expert in Russian politics believes that the meeting between Trump and Putin gives the Kremlin leader “legitimacy” on the global stage and will be seen by Russia as a victory.
“It gives him legitimacy because he will meet Donald Trump-the so-called leader of the free world,” said Stephen Hall.
“He wants negotiations, but he does not want an end negotiated”
Asked to what extent the summit will be a success for Putin if it does not result in any result, Hall said that, in his opinion, the President of Russia does not want to negotiate the conclusion of the Ukraine war.
Vladimir Putin “wants negotiations, but he does not want an end negotiated” for the war, said Stephen Hall, noting that, instead, the summit will show that the US needs Russia.
The journalist announced in Alaska also spoke to the journalist CNN Nick Paton Walsh, in an analysis saying about the conditions around the event that they are so favorable to Moscow that it is obvious why he has taken a little immediately, after months of false negotiations, and it is difficult to understand how a bilateral meeting can not be destroyed.
Walsh also highlighted the symbolism of the location chosen for the meeting, namely Alaska, a territory sold by Russia to the US 158 for $ 7.2 million. The location matters, said US President Donald Trump, former mogul in real estate, before the announcement.
