"Territories Exchange" and troops: what Putin will offer at a meeting with Trump - the media

Despite the months of diplomatic maneuvers, the positions of the parties remain diametrically opposite, writes The Wall Street Journal. A possible "agreement" on concessions on one part of the front in exchange for international recognition of control on the other - has become the central problem of the negotiation process and the main source of differences between the parties.

Meanwhile, the US president would like to hold a tripartite meeting with the participation of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Putin, for his part, stated that "in principle" did not reject negotiations with Zelensky, but stressed that the conditions have not been created for this. However, the White House is believed that Putin does not have to agree to a meeting with Zelensky to meet Trump.

"President Trump would like to meet with President Putin and President Zelensky, because he wants this cruel war to end," Karolyn Livitt said. Meanwhile, the American leader later realized that the settlement of the conflict is possible, considering the position of Kyiv and other European partners, who insist on not agreeing on the key demand of the Kremlin - control of the Russian Federation over the occupied territories.

If such a proposal is announced, the Ukrainian side and key European governments, as the sources point out, will most likely reject such a plan, since it envisages recognition of annexation and changes the post -cane borders to the detriment of Ukraine's sovereignty. Thus, the Trump administration was faced with a dilemma: to insist on a decision that ignores the Kremlin's key demand, or to allow a compromise, which may include the legal fixing of part of the territories by Russia.

But if Kiev and European allies reject the plan of Moscow, it will "play Putin" as Trump can accuse Ukraine of continuing the war. As a result, it is possible that Washington can stop the intelligence and military support of Ukraine. "The US can also completely get out of the diplomatic process, leaving Moscow and Kiev to continue what Trump calls" Biden's War "," the authors suggest.

At the same time, the US President has taken a stringent position recently, after unsuccessful attempts to make diplomatic progress through direct contact with Putin. Recall that the United States has imposed 50 percent duties on goods from India, which is a great buyer of Russian oil, and threatened with similar measures to China and other importing countries of Russian energy. Trump's term ends on Friday to reach the agreement.