Feverish preparations are recorded in the ‘camps’ of Donald Trump and his Vladimir Putin While Volodimir Zelenski has been engaged in a diplomatic race mobilizing European leaders ahead of the long -awaited meeting of the two Russian and US leaders on Friday (15.8.2025) in Alaska.
Donald Trump, who says he wants to “shoot” Vladimir Putin, discounted Wednesday that there are two possible outcomes. If the meeting is going well, there will be a “almost immediately” trilateral meeting of Russian President Putin and their Ukrainian counterpart Zelenski, to end the war that erupted in February 2022, with the invasion of the Russian army.
But if the meeting, the first one to have a face -to -face face -to -face with the Kremlin leader, goes badly, the tycoon says there will be no “second” to end the most prolific armed conflict in European territory after World War II.
Obviously annoyed by press comments presented by the first meeting of the two Great Powers after the outbreak of war as Putin’s diplomatic victory, the US president reiterated that Russia will be faced with “very serious consequences” If he does not accept to end the war.
But it has not become more specific about this threat, which is not the first of its kind.
Donald Trump is expected to speak today by the White House Oval Office, but his services have not specified what his public intervention will be.
Tranquility
Yesterday Wednesday, on the streets of the city center, no exclusion, no fortified neighborhoods, nor even visible reinforcement of the presence of the police.
Nothing, at first glance, showed that the Critical Synod was coming.
At the airport, however They were walking alongside tourists with fishing reeds. Hotels are overcrowded, car rental companies do crazy jobs.
The two leaders intend to meet at Military Base Elmentorf – Richardson, The strategic importance of which it has reached the height of the Cold War.
To enable the Russian delegation to arriving, the US Treasury decided on Friday the temporary suspension of sanctions against President Putin and other Russian officials, in force since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
Zelenski: “We hope that the central issue will be the ceasefire”
Until the last moment, each side tries to strengthen and consolidate its positions: on the front the Russians, through the diplomatic road Kiev and Europeans.
Trump assured he had yesterday ‘Very good’ telephone conference with Ukrainian President Zelenski and leaders of European states, the EU and NATO.
“We hope that the central issue of the meeting” tomorrow will be the “immediate ceasefire,” Zelenski noted.
However, he expressed concern that the meeting would not go anywhere.
The Europeans were trying to influence the mood with which Donald Trump, known for his very volatile temperament, will discuss with Vladimir Putin yesterday.
The Prime Minister of Britain Star star He ruled that there is a “real” probability of securing a ceasefire.
New attacks
Vladimir Putin is getting ready to go to Alaska – the ground that the Tsarist Empire sold to the US – with the backdrop of accelerating the promotion of Russian army units on the Ukrainian fronts.
Russian Armed Forces announced that they had conquered 110 square kilometers In addition to August 12th compared to the previous one.
Introduction to the deterioration of the situation: Ukrainian authorities ordered to abolish families that continue to be in approximately ten communities in the eastern part of the country.
At least three people were killed in raids of Russian drones or a Russian artillery fire in the Hersona region (south) yesterday Wednesday, according to local authorities.
Russia requires Ukraine to officially grant her the four regions she has partially understood (Donetsk, Luhank, Zaporizia, Hersona) and says she has attached, in addition to Crimea, annexed in 2014, to renounce her Nato and Nato. Kiev characterizes these requirements unacceptable.
US President Trump predicted “territorial exchanges” as Russian troops hold about 20% of Ukraine.
Zelenski’s Ukrainian counterpart excluded from pre -empted his forces from regions of eastern Ukraine in the context of any agreement.
However, according to German Chancellor Friedrich Mertz, Ukraine is “ready to discuss territorial issues” but not the “legal recognition” of the Russian occupation of its territory.
“The territorial issues (…) will be negotiated only by the Ukrainian President,” Zelenski, said on his part by French President Emmanuel Macron.
Moscow finds “insignificant” the consultations of Americans and Europeans.