Ronskheimer said that he is in Kyiv and has been communicating with politicians, diplomats and ordinary citizens for the past three days.
“Regardless of political views before the meeting of US President Donald Trump and [нелегитимного президента РФ] Vladimir Putin in Alaska is united by a feeling: something is being decided behind the backs of Ukrainians. Without their participation, ”the material says.
Its author draws attention to the fact that in the Summit of Trump and Putin in Alaska (USA), which was announced by the head of the White House on August 15, the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky is not yet planned, although they intend to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Ronskheimer writes that Trump at least partially requires what he categorically does not accept in Kyiv-not to give land to the invader in the process of any “exchanges of territories”.
But “the whole focus is focused on Trump.” The journalist believes that “this week can become fateful for Ukraine,” since Putin will try to lure the head of the White House to his side and increase pressure on Ukraine.
One of the European diplomats told Bild that instead of “strict sanctions against Putin,” the introduction of which were hoped by supporters of Ukraine, “the exact opposite occurs.”
“Trump can put forward impossible requirements to Ukraine. But it is also clear that the United States cannot simply agree to seizure lands against the will of Ukrainians,” the publication interlocutor described the situation.
Media writes that the situation remains difficult for Russians at the front (the army of the invaders suffers huge losses, and the seizure of the territories that the Kremlin claims would be “extremely difficult for the Russian Federation and could take years for years”), and for Ukrainians (people are tired of the war, mostly thawed for negotiations).
“It is clear that Trump wants to finally conclude a deal. The question is what this deal can cost Ukraine,” they summarize in Bild.
Context
August 6 Trump told reporters that it was likely to meet with Putin and President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in the near future. He stated this following the visit of his special representative of Steve Witkoff to Moscow. Later, the head of the White House indicated that he would meet with Putin on August 15 in Alaska.
According to NBC News, the White House is considering the possibility of inviting Zelensky to a meeting in Alaska.
The head of the White House said that in the agreement on the world in Ukraine will exchange of territories. This option was rejected in Ukraine (in particular, Zelensky itself), and, according to WSJ, European allies of Ukraine.
On August 1, Putin emphasized that his conditions for the end of the war have not changed since June 2024, when they were formulated. Then he demanded that Ukraine completely withdrew troops from the entire territory of Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhya regions before the start of negotiations with the Russian Federation, recognized four regions and Crimea by Russian, and officially abandoned plans to join NATO. In addition, Putin demanded the abolition of the sanctions of Ukraine and the West against the Russian Federation.
