After the speeches of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump in Alaska, it seemed that nothing had happened in terms of ending the war in Ukraine. Both leaders spoke very generally, and more than peace seemed to focus on business. However, after the meeting, the issues took place quickly, as evidenced by discussions between EU leaders and Trump, but besides among themselves.
The end of the war in Ukraine may be closer. There are dates of Putin's meetings with Zelenski
On Saturday, August 16, Donald Trump had a long conversation with Volodymyr Zelenski. The president of Ukraine was to hear the proposal to end the war during a tripartite meeting, in which Trump and Putin would besides participate.
In consequence to this possibility, Zelenski accepted the invitation of Donald Trump and will be in Washington on Monday 18 August to discuss the date of the gathering with Vladimir Putin. This according to the American media could take place on August 22 (information obtained by Axios) or August 24 (according to CBS News).
Zelenski was about to give you information about the readiness to talk. Vladimir Putin, who reportedly began making demands, has greater resistance. The condition for participation in talks is to retreat Ukrainian soldiers from the Donetsk and Luhansk region. Additionally, Russia's leader wants to frost the front in the south of Ukraine, which is in the vicinity of Chersonia and Zaporozhia.
Europe supports Trump's plan to end the war in Ukraine, but sets the conditions
All these details were to be communicated to European leaders. These, during an emergency conference held on Saturday, adopted a common position on peace negotiations in Ukraine.
The paper states that they agree to a tripartite meeting, that the borders of the countries should not be pushed by force, but that Ukraine should decide whether to surrender its territory. At the same time, however, they condemn Vladimir Putin's pre-conditions, i.e. the end of the war in exchange for the simplification of the Ukrainian army's numbers and the ban on entry into the EU and NATO.
