President Trump announced moments ago on his Truth Social network that his much-anticipated summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place next Friday in the state of Alaska.
This will be the first meeting between the two world leaders in the past six years and comes after Trump has become increasingly frustrated by Putin's lack of willingness to agree to a ceasefire and discuss ending the war in Ukraine.
The U.S. president had even threatened devastating economic sanctions for the Russian economy if Putin did not sit down to negotiate a ceasefire in Ukraine. Coincidentally, Trump had indicated that the new sanctions would go into effect today, Friday, August 9, if he did not observe a change in attitude from the Russian side.
Trump y Putin se reunieron por última vez en 2019. Trump's envoy met with Putin at the Kremlin this week.
Last Wednesday, Putin met with Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, in a meeting the Republican leader described as productive and that Russian state media described as one in which the parties "exchanged certain signals".
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reacted to this meeting and stated that for the first time in a long while, the Kremlin had shown a willingness to work toward a ceasefire, adding that the economic pressure on Russia was bearing fruit.
In light of this globally impactful news, senior officials from the United States, Ukraine, and several European countries will meet on Saturday in the United Kingdom to try to reach a common position ahead of the summit between Trump and Putin, according to Axios.
Macron recibe a Zelenski y Putin, cuando la guerra aún no se habia desatado. Russia claims control of two territories.
Although no further details were provided about the summit in Alaska to be held next week, it is speculated that the Russian position will be to claim two Ukrainian territories—Donetsk and Luhansk—in full, and in two others—Zaporizhzhia and Kherson—to freeze their military advances.
Ukrainian officials have rejected proposals involving territorial concessions in the past. However, any Ukrainian flexibility that may occur will be subject to security guarantees that prohibit Russia from restarting the war in the future.
