Media notes that Trump is worried about an unfulfilled promise to quickly and diplomatic by stopping the war in Ukraine. Conversations, threats and pressure did not work – the war continues. Now Trump is betting on the fact that a personal meeting with Putin will lead to at least a “elusive breakthrough” in order to dispel the worrying of voters about his influence.
The author of the article calls the summit, which will be held on August 15 in Alaska, “one of the largest fraud” of the second term Trump. The meeting gives rise to the expectation that he will stop the fighting, however, according to the author of the article, the head of the White House “faces traps”, sitting down at the negotiating table with Putin, well aware of the territorial issues standing at the stake. The creation of a strong world, which will maintain the independence of Ukraine, will become a test of the skills of concluding agreements that Trump is proud of.
Michael McFol, who, in 2012-2014, held the position of US Ambassador to Russia in the administration of the ex-president of the United States Barack Obama noted that Putin in negotiations could “block” the unprepared opponent. He expressed fear that in the desire to “look like a peacekeeper” Trump listens to the Russian leader and admits that the allegedly occupied territories are part of the Russian Federation. The diplomat noted that the head of the Kremlin is well versed in such stories and can “tell you enthusiastically”, so the Trump team must prepare him for this.
One of the officials of national security in the Trump administration in a conversation with journalists admitted that it would not be easy to conclude a peace agreement. According to him, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, refusing to go to territorial concessions, will not be at the negotiation table. At the same time, there is no official information that would confirm or refute the participation of Zelensky in the summit in Alaska.
Experts in foreign policy warn that Putin itself is a “cunning negotiator.” So Trump, sitting with him in the same room, can be seduced and supported by a peace agreement providing for the Ukrainian section, the article says. The former American official suggested that the head of the Kremlin would continue to promise concessions that he does not intend to go to, hoping to consolidate achievements on the battlefield.
Regardless of the result, “Putin wins at least a symbolic victory – a large, bright scene at a time when it is an international outcast,” summarizes NBC News.
