"Game of Old Friends": Putin received the maximum benefit from meeting with Trump - Politico

" Незважаючи на жваві і явно дружні жести президентів — оплески, посмішки і навіть спільну поїздку в президентському лімузині "Звір", — саміт не привів до конкретних результатів щодо врегулювання війни в Україні. Politico writes about it in the material of August 16.

On the eve of the meeting, many feared that the Kremlin head, as a former experienced KGB employee, would outwit Trump and achieve their goals in Ukraine. And although this did not happen, Putin, who is in international isolation and who is wanted for war crimes, was able to present himself not as an outcast but as a partner in negotiations.

He left Alaska, not taking any obligations to the truce, despite Trump's statement that Russia was allegedly interested in the "salvation of thousands of lives. " According to experts, including the former Trump adviser on Russia Fiona Gill and the White House exader Michael Carpenter, the meeting became a strategic mistake: the summit "legalized Putin on the world stage" and enabled the Kremlin to present negotiations as a dialogue of great powers about the future.

The authors of the material point out that the Russian leader continues to insist on their purpose - control over Ukraine. During the press conference, he again spoke of "fundamental threats to Russia's security", laying responsibility for the war in NATO and Europe. As a result, the summit in Anchorge became neither a diplomatic breakthrough nor a step to peace.

According to the publication, he rather fixed the status quo and demonstrated that Moscow was in no hurry to curtail the war, seeking to delay the conflict and increase the pressure on the Western alliances. We will remind, on the night of Saturday, August 16, the negotiations of President Donald Trump with Russian leader Vladimir Putin took place in Alaska. Focus found out whether this meeting approached Ukraine, and how the events would continue to unfold.