The presidents of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and the United States, Donald Trumpthey will be face to face next Friday, August 15 at a military base in Alaska. The conclave will have As the main issue, the search for a solution for the armed conflict that faces the Kremlin with Ukraine for more than 3 years.
In the previous meeting, the Russian government He confirmed the schedules and the agenda of the historic meeting. After the same, both leaders will give a joint press conference, as confirmed by the Kremlin.
The agenda and schedules of the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump
During a telephone press conference, the Kremlin advisor for international politics, Yuri Ushakov, gave details of the issues that will be discussed in Alaska: “Obviously, The central theme will be the Arrangement of the Ukrainian crisis. ”
In this sense, initially both leaders will have a “face to face”In private. Subsequently, delegations integrated by Five senior officialswhich will include a “Work breakfast”
According to Ushakov, the Russian delegation will include the international policy advisor; To the Foreign Ministers, Serguéi Lavrov; of defense, Andréi Belousov; and finance, Antón Siluánov; as well as to the envoy of the Kremlin for economic cooperation with the US, Kiril DMítriev.
While the agenda will be mainly focused on Find an exit to the war between Ukraine and Russiaother topics will also be discussed. Among them, “The guarantee of peace and security, and the hottest regional and international issues“, Explained Ushakov.
“An exchange of opinions relative to the future development of the bilateral cooperationincluded in the economic-commercial field. I emphasize that this cooperation has enormous potential that, unfortunately, has not yet been used, “he said.
Volodimir Zelenski’s position and European Union position
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, announced on Wednesday his intention to realize an encounter with his peers from Russia, Vladimir Putin, and Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, “almost immediately” after his summit in Alaska with the Russian president, with the aim of moving towards a solution to the conflict in Ukraine.
From the White House, Trump assured the press that he had maintained a “very good call” with European leaders and that there were possibilities of achieving relevant progress in the first meeting, although he clarified that his main value will be to prepare the land for next meetings. “You can achieve great things at the first meeting, but the fundamental thing is to lay the foundations for a second,” he said.
That same day, Zelenski traveled to Berlin to meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and participate in virtual conversations with other European leaders and Trumpas prelude to the Alaska Summit. After this contact, the French president, Emmanuel Macron said that Washington’s “will” is “to obtain a ceasefire” In Ukraine. Zelenski supported this position and called to impose sanctions if Moscow refuses.
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Macron added that Trump “He will fight” to get a trilateral encounter with Putin and Zelenski. “We hope it can be held in Europe, in a neutral country that is accepted by all parties,” he added.
In tune, the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, highlighted the management of the US president. “During the three years and some months that this conflict has lasted, we were never close to a real solution to achieve a high fire. And now we have that opportunity, thanks to the work done by President Trump, ”he said in a videoconference with European allies.
Zelenski, on the other hand, said he hopes that the “central theme” of the meeting in Alaska will be “a high to the immediate fire.” “Sanctions must be established and reinforced if Russia does not accept a high fire,” he said at a press conference.
In addition, he warned: “I told the president of the United States and all our European colleagues: ‘Putin is deceiving them.” According to the Ukrainian president, Moscow seeks to project that he can occupy his entire country. “Without a doubt, that is his desire. Putin is also boasting, pretending that the sanctions do not care and that they do not work. Actually, the sanctions are very useful and are hitting the Russian military economy hard,” he said. And he concluded: “Yes, it is true that Russia has several times more weapons, including three times more artillery. But Russia also has three times more losses. And that is a fact.”
Source: Ambito
