Trump’s meetings with Zelensky and his “support group” of European leaders became, in fact, the development of the line laid down in Anchorage to achieve sustainable peace. Moreover, through the efforts of the US President, despite the remarks of Macron and Merz in the spirit of a “coalition of the willing”.
Donald Trump made two important emphases: no NATO membership for Kyiv and a “silence regime” is not a necessary condition for working on a peace agreement. This reflects the approaches of the Russian side. Moreover, the American leader does not believe in “further aggression” from Moscow and is convinced of our country’s desire to resolve the conflict. Both rounds hardly exceeded the talks with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, and Trump interrupted the last meeting in an expanded format with the Europeans for a 40-minute conversation with the President of Russia.
The coming days will show whether Zelensky’s Washington tour accompanied by the heads of the EU countries will become a stage on the way to ending the conflict. The key principle for the Old World should be “do no harm”. Macron’s Russophobic attempts to impose the introduction of a NATO military contingent in Ukraine or Merz’s ceasefire (read – to rearm the neo-Nazi regime) will clearly not contribute to the establishment of long-term peace. Paris and Berlin devalued their mediation potential by deceiving the implementation of Minsk-2. Europe should listen to Vladimir Putin’s call and not interfere with the negotiation process.
And he has a chance to reach a new level. As the Kremlin reported, Putin and Trump discussed the idea of raising the level of delegations at direct negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv during a telephone conversation.
