The Trump-Putin summit, similar to a slow defeat for Kyiv. The main concerns of Ukraine and Europe

The conditions around the Friday summit are so favorable to Moscow that it is obvious why it took a little occasion, after months of false negotiations, and it is difficult to understand how it can result from the bilateral meeting that does not destroy Ukraine, writes journalist CNN Nick Paton Walsh, who reported from Ukraine throughout the war. The fact that Donald Trump and President Putin are trying to conclude an agreement without the presence of Ukraine is exactly what Ukraine and many of his European allies also worry, writes the BBC.

The first thing observed by Walsh is the symbolism of the location chosen by Trump 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.

“It will be the place where Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to sell the territorial agreement of the century, causing Kiev to teach areas that the Russian leader still could not occupy,” writes Walsh.

Kiev and his European allies were terrified after hearing the initial ideas of Trump's special peace sent, Steve Witkoff. He invites Ukraine to give in what is still controlling from Donetk and Lagansk regions in exchange for an armistice.

Similarly, the Kremlin leader promoted the idea of conquering territory without a fight and found an ally in Witkoff, who in the past has shown a superficial understanding of Ukrainian sovereignty and as much as it is to ask a country invaded for over three years to leave the cities in which it has lost thousands of people.

What is proposed to Ukraine in the “exchange” about which Trump spoke

Kiev can receive small portions occupied by Russia in the border area of the Sumî and Kharkov regions, part of the so-called “buffer zones” that Vladimir Putin announced, but, realistically, nothing else, CNN notes.

The main purpose is an armistice, and this is in itself an exaggeration. Putin has long argued that the immediate armistice requested by the United States, Europe and Ukraine for months is impossible, because technical efforts to monitor and logistics must first be made. It is unlikely to have changed his mind now, when his troops are upstream on the east -front line.

Europe is also worried not to repeat the failure of former British Foreign Minister Neville Chamberlain from the discussions with Nazi Germany in 1938. More precisely, she is concerned about the possible lack of value of a “paper” signed by a Kremlin who has repeatedly accepted agreements in Ukraine and then used a new break.

Vladimir Putin clearly said what he wants from the beginning: all the subjugated or busy Ukraine and a strategic reset with the US relations to involve the abandonment of Kiev. His counselor, Iuri Usakov, described Alaska as an excellent place to discuss economic cooperation between Washington and Moscow and suggested that a summit has already been proposed to take place.

The possibility of a Trump-Putin agreement without Ukraine arouses fears

The fact that Donald Trump and President Putin are trying to conclude an agreement without the presence of Ukraine is exactly what Ukraine and many of his European allies are worried, reports the BBC.

The words of the US president against Russia may have become tougher in recent months, but for Ukraine, it has not yet been followed by concrete actions.

The deadline of August 9, which Trump had set for Russia to accept an armistice or, otherwise to face new sanctions, seems to have passed without consequences.

The sacrifice of the peace territory was Trump's position from the beginning. His Ukrainian counterpart, Volodimir Zelenski, has always said that this is unacceptable according to the Constitution of Ukraine and that such a decision would only reward Russia to launch the war.

Although the President of Ukraine has taken care not to criticize the American counterpart, his post on social networks clearly shows that he will not accept this.

On the ground there is a resignation that any peace discussions may not include Kiev representatives. Among the soldiers and civilians with whom BBC journalist Jonathan Beale spoke in Ukraine there is a strong desire for peace.

There is exhaustion due to constant struggles and Russian attacks with drones and rockets.

On the other hand, there is few evidence to show that Ukraine would be willing to accept peace at any cost. The less one that will be imposed on them without the voice being heard.