Summit in Alaska. Donald Trump is on his own. Diplomats are concerned
The world is eagerly awaiting the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The two most powerful men of the world will meet in Anchorage, Alaska, almost idyllic to American standards.
Anchorage means anchoring. Anchors are a symbol of hope. But can you still have it after this historical meeting? It turns out.
Diplomats are already concerned. According to the Financial Times report, Trump is completely on his own during the meeting at the stake of Ukraine.
“It is certain that Trump does not have a single decision -making personwhich would advise him on matters related to Russia and Ukraine, “notes the former diplomat Eric Rubin, quoted by” FT “. He was the US ambassador in Bulgaria during the first term of Trump.
In turn, Eric Green, who worked, among others As a Russian director in the National Security Council during the time of Joe Biden, he sees the danger in the fact that Trump may agree with the version of the events presented by Putinwhich – although it sounds credible in the mouth of the Russian dictator – is in fact distorted.
A drastic reduction in the composition of the National Security Council
Usually, before such a meeting, Trump's adviser would make sure that the US President is prepared for every topic moved by Putin. However, the United States National Security Council, responsible, among others for preparing such meetings at the top, She was drastically reduced during Trump's rule.
Only in the Department of State over the past month 1 thousand were released. 300 officials. Among them, many, whose work focused on Russia and Ukraine in the Intelligence Office.
The US diplomatic corps also suffered from drastic cuts. According to Eric Rubin, the morale of other diplomats is “as bad as never before.” – I understand that the traditional process of foreign policy in Washington under the current administration has largely collapsed – quotes the “Financial Times” of the high -ranking American official.
No ambassador during talks
During talks with Putin, Trump is not available to the Secretary of State Affairs or Ambassador approved by the Senate. The United States currently does not have an ambassador in Russia. In Ukraine, Julie Davis, who took this position, was held by Charge d'Affaires, only a few months ago.
Daniel Fried, a former US ambassador to Poland, said that You cannot allow Trump and Steve Witkoff, a special user of the USA, improvise“because they just don't have enough knowledge.” “They need someone who can simply look at the president, roll his eyes and shake his head,” he added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomes the special US envoy Steve Witkoff before talks in Moscow, August 6, 2025.
Can Trump be fooled during a meeting with Putin? Putin is known for his manipulative abilities. Such a diagnosis was made by the well -known psychiatrist Frank Urbaniok in an interview with Blick in March 2022, i.e. shortly after the beginning of the war.
Meanwhile, Trump is described as spontaneous and impulsive. “He rarely prepares for meetings,” notes his former safety advisor John Bolton.
The deputy spokeswoman of the White House, Anna Kelly, explains that Trump “always receives feedback from her talented national security team”. Under the leadership of Trump and thanks to cooperation with the Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the National Security Council is “more competent and consistent than ever.”
