Alaska in the fog: How and when Zelensky joins Trump's talks with Putin

The Ukrainians have just been talking to them with them (Rubio - Focus), we will keep this dialogue open, but in principle, this is where the president should force President Putin and President Zelensky to really sit at the negotiating table to find out their differences. " At the same time, the US Vice president named the future meeting of Trump and Putin with a diplomatic breakthrough.

"Putin said that he would never sit at the table with Zelensky, now it should change, we are now at a point where we are trying to find out, frankly, schedule and the like, when these 3 leaders could sit at the negotiating table and discuss the termination of this conflict.

" It is known that Trump's meeting with Putin is scheduled for Alaska on August 15, against the background of a wave of reports of Western media that the US and the Russian Federation seems to be able to reach an agreement to stop war in Ukraine, which can consolidate Russia's occupation of part of the territories. Meanwhile, President Zelensky clearly stated that "the answer to the Ukrainian territorial question is already in the Constitution of Ukraine.

" At the same time, the leaders of France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Britain, the President of the European Commission, as well as the President of Finland have published a joint statement addressed to US leaders and the Russian Federation. The key theses of the communique are reduced to the fact that negotiations on peace in Ukraine cannot take place without Ukraine's participation and Ukrainian territories are not a priori coin.

Meanwhile, the Ambassador of Ukraine to the USA Oksana Markarova in an interview with CBS News suggested that during the negotiation with Putin's "US Putin, they would act from the position of force. All Ukraine is currently praying for US President Donald Trump in the negotiations of "excellent results", the diplomat said. Despite the official confirmation of Washington and Moscow, Trump and Putin's meeting, scheduled for the coming Friday, August 15, may not happen.

At least such a scenario is not excluded by political scientist Igor Reityrovich. In particular, in a conversation with focus, the expert stated: "The likelihood of a breakdown in Alaska remains. Trump, by the way, had similar precedents. For example, he agreed to meet with the leader of North Korea, and then literally at the last moment everything was broken.

Modeling the probable involvement of Ukraine in Trump's planned meeting with Putin, the expert noted the following: "If it is an option:" We will call you after talking ", then we do not need such participation, because it will look shameful even in terms of moral and ethical standards-I am silent about international law. It is necessary to participate, but also the same Yermak or Umerov, who have now activated on the international geopolitical platform.

However, Igor Reityrovich suggests that Trump and Putin will talk about anything "and accordingly to be present there to the President of Ukraine also makes no sense.

" Paying attention to the fact that Ukraine has not invited Ukraine to Alaska yet, the political scientist summarized: "Some phrases of some sources of Western media about the likely participation of Ukraine-this is all wonderful, but we still do not hear the voice The format is acceptable for us? Answering the question of what is more likely to meet for Ukraine in Alaska - risks or chances - Igor Reitrovich said: "I would divide as follows: 60% of risks and 40% of the chances.

But the chances depend on what the preliminary agreements of the US and the Russian Federation on the one hand, and how much it will be agreed, on the other hand. " The direct involvement of President Zelensky in the Trump-Putin summit seems quite possible for a political scientist, a partner of agencies in government bonds and communications of Good Politics Maxim Jigun.

At the same time, in conversation with focus, the expert noted that he does not see the configuration at which the Tripartite meeting on Alaska is possible: "I think that due to the presence of large spaces in the sense of reconciliation of positions, many will happen at the level of emotions. With Trump's bilateral meeting with Putin immediately, it does not know for me. a conversation process.

" The political scientist emphasizes that with the approach of Friday, August 15, when the planned meeting of Trump with Putin will significantly increase the media wave: "Russian propagandists have already gone to Alaska and" warm up "people with all sorts of nonsense. We have already heard Di Wans that America will stop "finance" the war in Ukraine, although everyone knows that the United States is not funded by the United States.

In the current situation, Maxim Jigun believes, the common Ukrainian-European pressure on the American administration is crucial, "the war continues on the European continent, not in the country that is behind the Great and beautiful ocean. " According to the expert, Putin, "as an extremely experienced negotiator and terrorist" is currently convinced of his advantage over Trump.