The president of the USA, Donald Trump, has already landed at the Alaska military base for . A few hours before the meeting, he said that “Europe does not tell me what to do, but it will obviously participate in the process, just like (Volodimir) Zelenski,” in negotiations for a truce in Ukraine.
The conversations are expected to begin at 9:30 p.m., Spanish time, in Anchorage (Alaska). The president has explained that his main objective It is that kyiv and Moscow reach an armistice that allows us to move towards the end of the conflict. “I want to see a stop the fire quickly. I don’t know if it will be today, but I would like it to be today. Everyone says it can’t be today, but I just say that I want the killing to stop. I am in this to stop the killing, “he said.
Thus, he has insisted that A high fire would be “a success” and that will not accept a bad agreement. “There is nothing definitive. I want certain things. I want a high fire. This has nothing to do with Europe. Europe does not tell me what to do, but they will obviously participate in the process … but I want a stop the fire quickly“He reiterated.
Asked about how he expects the summit, he replied that “very good”. “And if not, I’ll go home very quickly,” he added.
On Wednesday, he met with European leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merzthe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenthe president of the European Council, António Costaand the NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte. According to Emmanuel MacronTrump guaranteed that “Only Zelenski will be in charge of negotiating the possible territorial assignments” to achieve peace.
Putin pressure and sanctions warning
Already on the flight to Alaska, Trump He has defined Putin as a “smart guy” with which it exists “Good mutual respect for both parties”. Of course, he has warned that he will go to the meeting armed with “very serious economic sanctions” If your expectations are not fulfilled.
It has also claimed as the leader who has stopped the ambitions of the Kremlin. “If I weren’t president, he would have stayed with all Ukraine”he said, while he has doubted Putin’s character: “He takes it in genes, he believes that he gives him advantage in the negotiation, but I think it is an attitude that hurts him.”
Territorial assignments and security guarantees
About the call “Territorial exchange”Trump has assured that the issue “will be discussed, but the decision will remain in the hands of Ukraine”. “I think they will make a right decision about it, but I am not here to negotiate for them. I am here to feel at the month[a] And I think that is needed for two sides, “he said.
Has confirmed that It will also be the “security guarantees” that Zelenski asks to achieve a “fair and lasting peace” and that the deployment of a multinational force “with Europe and other countries” is contemplated, but “never in the form of NATO.”
