In the publication, which was entitled “Putin had good chances of Alaska, but the Summit in Washington showed that he overestimated his forces” analyzed summits in Alaska (Trump with Putin) and in Washington (Trump, leaders of European countries and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky). The authors call the summit “contradictory.”
In Alaska, thanks to the influence of Trump and “warm relations” with him, Putin was able to delay the introduction of new American sanctions against the Russian Federation, while tightening the war, writes Media.
The meeting in Washington was unsuccessful for Putin, according to The Washington Post, because it demonstrated how dangerous Ukraine can be the “decisive support” of Ukraine from Europe. Thus, the publication emphasizes, Putin did not achieve his many years of goals as establishing control over Ukraine and alienating the United States from Europe.
The summit in Washington again “shifted the burden of responsibility” for the war in Ukraine in Putin, forcing the head of the Kremlin to “take the next step in the peaceful process” and meet Zelensky. The Washington Post Insides say that Putin will not agree to a meeting with Zelensky and will expect the surrender of Ukraine.
The experts that the journalists talked to have expressed the opinion that Putin’s trump card “did not work” to involve Trump in a wide conversation about the advantages of economic cooperation between Russia and the United States.
One of The Washington Post, a senior researcher at the Carnegie Foundation Nate Reynolds also explained that Ukraine is like Putin – like a “white whale” (in slang means something that they strive for with little chances of success).
According to Reynolds, the Americans who communicate with the Russians about the war in Ukraine “misunderstand the essence of Russian demands,” and the Russians are surprised by this.
