President Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin saidthat their individual gathering in Alaska was fruitful, but it failed to scope an agreement ending the fight in Ukraine. What is behind this enigmatic phrase?
Trump-Putin gathering in Alaska ended. – There's no deal until he wants to deal. We didn't get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there. – told Trump journalists after a three-hour summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson base in Anchorage. At the joint press conference, the 2 leaders did not give any details of the talks and revealed any signs of advancement in the negotiations. The leaders did not answer the press' questions either.
Trump stated that both sides were close to achieving the “most important” issue of the dispute, but did not specify which 1 or how large the gap remains. In turn, the Russian leader presented a more optimistic assessment of the meeting. He said Russia saw that the US and Trump wanted to aid resolve the Ukrainian conflict.
– As I said, the situation in Ukraine poses fundamental risks to our security. Moreover, we have always considered the Ukrainian people, and I have repeatedly said that, as a fellow nation. As unusual as it sounds under these conditions, we have the same roots, and everything that happens to us is simply a tragedy and a terrible wound. Putin said. He added that Russia is "sincerely curious in ending the war" but besides wants to make certain that the agreement is "permanent and long-term".
At the same time, the Russian leader warned that Ukraine and its European leaders should not go behind closed doors and include additional agreements that could harm a possible truce.
– I hope that the agreement that we have reached together will aid us get closer to this goal and pave the way for peace in Ukraine. We anticipate Kiev and the European capitals to address this constructively and not to impede the implementation of these plans; they will not undertake any behind-the-ground attempts to carry out provocations aimed at torpedoing the emerging agreement - He said. He besides said that in order to scope a lasting agreement, "all the first roots, the root causes of this conflict" should be eliminated.
Trump made it clear that no compromise had been reached, but called the gathering "very productive". His next step is to talk to the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski, NATO leaders and European allies to inform them of the course of talks with Putin. – After all, it's up to them. – he said.
Putin has a long past of playing with peace agreements and he wanted the summit to present Moscow as a moral victory, regardless of its outcome. Indeed, Russian media have presented a gathering with the president of the United States as a breach of Russia's global isolation.
The tide of war has been turning more and more late to the Russian side. The Kremlin has a crucial military advantage, with 3 times as many soldiers as Ukraine and more than twice as many ammunition as NATO. Ukraine's position on the front is gradually weakening. Kiev has problem recruiting soldiers, and desertion rates stay high.
Moscow is inactive in its position to end the conflict. Her demands are:
• Complete withdrawal of Ukrainian troops from Donetsk, Zaporosk and Khersonsk regions.
• The continued withdrawal of Kiev from NATO membership efforts.
• Ukraine is to recognise that Crimea, Lugansk, Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson are now part of Russia.
• Guarantees that rights and freedoms of Russian-speaking Ukrainians will be regulated in an global agreement.
The Ukrainian government and president Zelenski have repeatedly rejected Moscow's demands, considering them absurd. Giving up territories for which tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers were killed would be a bitter pill, unabsorbed. All indications are that the war will proceed for a long time.
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