The European allies then called for further conversations, including the Ukrainian President Wolodymyr Selenskyj, who wants to meet Trump in Washington on Monday. According to information from Ukrainian diplomatic circles, it could also be a US offer for security guarantees for Ukraine without the country of NATO joining, which strictly rejects Russia.
Trump and Putin called her meeting “productive” on Friday, but they did not comment on details of their agreements on a joint appearance after the summit. There are only “very few” points left, Trump said without naming details. “We are not yet at our goal, but we have a very good chance to achieve it,” said Trump. “There is no deal before there is a deal.” An agreement now depends on Selenskyj, he added later.
Putin called the first bilateral summit with Trump “constructive” for seven years and described the discussion atmosphere as “respectful”. “We hope that the understanding we have achieved (…) paves the way for peace in Ukraine,” he emphasized after the three -hour consultations. At the same time, the Kremlin boss called Ukraine and the Europeans not to “undermine a peace solution through provocations or intrigues behind the scenes”.
As unclear as the results of the summit were, so Pompös had received Trump Putin in Anchorage in the far northwestern America. He had a red carpet for the Kremlin boss rolled out on the airfield of the US military base Elmendorf-Richardson. Trump applauded Putin, while the Kremlin boss, which was outlawed by the West, ran towards him from the plane. Then the two presidents shook their hands for a long time, laughed and spoke together. Trump even took the Kremlin chief in his presidential limousine “The Beast” (the beast).
Russia attacked Ukraine over three years ago in February 2022. The Kremlin boss was then isolated by the United States and its allies for years, the International Criminal Court even enacted an arrest warrant against Putin in March 2023 due to war crimes. Critics now accused Trump of offering Putin a big stage for the first time.
Even after the meeting, Trump seemed to be increasingly turning to the attitude of Russia – and against that of Ukraine and its European allies: In his online network, Trump explained that it was “found” by everyone that “the best way” to get out of war, “consist of a peace agreement” – “and not just an arms rest agreement that is often not adhered to.”
On Wednesday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) had asked for a ceasefire “at the beginning” of the negotiations in the presence of Selenskyjs in Berlin. Trump had also called for a ceasefire for months.
The US President informed Selenskyj and the European allies after his meeting with Putin. Merz, the heads of state and government of France, Great Britain, Poland, Italy, Finland and the EU leaders then demanded a joint explanation that further discussions would now have to be followed with the involvement of Selenskyj. “We are also ready to work with President Trump and President Selenskyj on a triple summit with European support,” said the Europeans.
They also confirmed their willingness to maintain sanction pressure on Russia. “We will further tighten the sanctions and other economic measures to exert pressure on Russia’s war economy until a fair and permanent peace is achieved,” it said.
Trump, on the other hand, did not repeat his threat of “very serious consequences” for Russia if the attacks on Ukraine do not end immediately. Just a week ago, the US President had had an ultimatum to Putin without consequences.
The Europeans also said that Moscow should not face Ukraine’s EU and NATO accession. Ukraine must also receive “irrefutable security guarantees” from its western allies, “to effectively defend their sovereignty and territorial integrity”. The Europeans welcomed “President Trump’s statement that the United States is willing to give security guarantees”.
From Ukrainian diplomatic circles it was said that the United States proposed NATO -like security guarantees to Ukraine – without the Ukraine to join the military alliance. Article five of the NATO contract obliges the members of the alliance to help each other in the event of an attack. From diplomatic circles in Kyiv it was said that the US offer was “allegedly coordinated with Putin”.
The US proposal should also be a topic on Monday: Then Trump receives Selenskyj in Washington, as was known on Saturday. If everything works, a meeting with Putin will also be agreed, Trump explained.
