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The Real Loser of the Trump–Putin Summit? Europe
The Alaska summit could lead to a territorial compromise in the Russia-Ukraine war amid stalled battlefield gains and complex geopolitical pressures, analysts say.
- In an unpublicized site in Alaska, President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin will meet Friday, potentially shaping the Ukraine war's endgame.
- Europe's structural weakness stems from the EU's unanimity rules, allowing Viktor Orban's Hungary to veto initiatives despite the bloc's economic clout, critics say.
- Despite aid, Europe and the United States have provided support to Ukraine that critics say is often too little, too late, and Putin has escalated militarily in the last two days.
- Following the meeting, the summit demonstrates Europe’s inability to act geostrategically, recognizing Russia’s assumed Big Power status without Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, leaving Ukraine to face a compromise.
- Given Russia's past pattern, analysts warn that battlefield realities and Western half-measures make territorial compromise plausible later this year, as Russia holds territory.
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news38.deThe closer the Ukraine summit comes, the more it is at stake: Trump poses a real threat to Putin.
Analysis: Although Donald Trump has issued a number of promises and assurances to Europe in the final stretch regarding the war in Ukraine, it cannot dispel a deep concern about what will happen when the unpredictable American president goes alone with Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday.
In Ukraine and Europe's capitals, there is growing concern that Trump will give the Kremlin boss in Alaska more than just a PR success.
On Friday, US President Trump and Russian leader Putin will meet in Alaska to discuss Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and European leaders will not be present. Europe can lecture others, but it plays no significant role on the world stage.
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