“This meeting will take place because [нелегитимный] President of the Russian Federation [Владимир Путин] He asked the US president to meet through his special messenger Steve Witkoff, who went to Russia to talk with Putin at his request, ”Livitt said.
According to her, the purpose of the negotiations for Trump is to “leave with a deeper understanding” of how Washington can help in the end of the war. The head of the White House hopes that in the future a tripartite meeting may take place – the leaders of the United States and the Russian Federation with the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky, the speaker added.
CNN, with reference to sources in the White House, called the place in Alaska, where negotiations will be held-this is the American military base Elmandorf-Richardson, located in Anchoridge.
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Trump reported that on August 15 in Alaska in the United States he would meet with Putin, in particular, to discuss the probability of ending the war in Ukraine. According to NBC News, the White House is considered The possibility of inviting Zelensky to a meeting in Alaska.
The head of the White House repeatedly said that in the agreement on the world in Ukraine there will be exchange of territories. This option was rejected in Ukraine (in particular, Zelensky himself), and European allies of Ukraine.
August 7 The New York Times listed The three goals of Putin, which he probably wants to achieve on the issue of Ukraine: to prevent Ukrainian membership in NATO, limit the military potential of Ukraine and “lay the foundation” for the power more friendly to Moscow in Ukraine. According to the publication, Putin considers the meeting with Trump the opportunity to achieve their goals in Ukraine.
On August 11, Trump said that I do not intend to conclude a peace agreement with Putin.
