Last Friday 15 August the US President Donald Trump and the Russian leader Vladimir Putin They met in the military base of Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage (Alaska), to try to understand how to start a respite in the war in Ukraine. The summit It was a success for Putinwhich in addition to having averted economic sanctions and having interrupted the isolation of Russia, has advanced the proposal of a peace plan Not at all favorable for Ukraine – and that the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky He will almost certainly refuse – but who met many of Trump’s favors (which, however, has not been completely convinced). The question, therefore, once again remains pending.
Today the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet the American one at the White House: then updates will follow.
As the summit between Trump and Putin went: what air he pulls between the two
Despite the threats of the last few months by the American president against the head of the Kremlin, the two leaders, who had not been seen since the times of the G20 in Japan in Japan 2019great friends immediately appeared, with convivial gestures in front of the cameras. After sharing the presidential limousine (usually leaders travel on two different means) that led them to the airport to the place of the meeting, the two saw themselves behind closed doors for just over three hours (it was expected that the summit would go for long, with a minimum of seven hours), and then candidly showing up for the press. During the press conference – in which no journalist he had the permission to ask questions – Trump said that An agreement was not foundbut that the two leaders agree on several points and that there is good premises for a future truce.
Putin’s requests on Ukraine: because they are impractical
With charisma and strategy Putin managed to interrupt the isolation imposed on Russia. According to the American press, the Russian leader would have presented to the American president a “peace plan“On which Trump has expressed many favors and some doubts about his feasibility. The agreement would foresee The entire transfer of the Donbass territory (the most eastern part of Ukraine, which includes Luhansk, already conquered by the Russians, and Donetsk, partially occupied) to Russia, who in addition to this had already made the request for keep the other occupied territories for itself in recent months. A proposal that without a shadow of a doubt will be rejected by Zelensky, who has always shown himself against this type of proposals. Moreover, Putin’s request is impossible to implement also because the Ukrainian Constitution prohibits the sale of its territories to other states.
If these requests were accepted, Putin said that “Ukrainian fights on Ukrainian soil would cease forever», With public guarantees and signed by himself, but it is highly unlikely that this happens. Although Putin said he was sorry for what is happening to the Ukrainian people, defined by the leader of the Kremlin “a fraternal people”, it is clear that Putin has no intention of selling: The war will end when and only if he obtains the requested territories, the demilitarization of the country and the renunciation of entering NATO, and Europe must not put obstacles to these terms. For Putin, an independent and sovereign Ukraine cannot exist, and this line of thought can hardly change in the future.
What he managed to get Putin
Despite the arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court, L‘Putin’s image seems to come out strengthened from this extremely friendly meeting, and with it also that of Russia, which he sees his state of insulation weakened.
In addition, Putin also cleverly succeeded in Avoid new American sanctions: In the days that preceded the summit, in fact, Trump had told the press that there would be “very serious consequences for Russia” and “heavy economic retaliation” if the leader of the Kremlin had not agreed on the agreement, but it is clear that the air – at least for the moment – has changed direction.
In fact, in an interview with Fox News, the Tycoon said that “this is not the time to present new penalties” and that The ultimatums of the last few months have failedfor great joy of Moscow number one.
