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When he said those words, Donald Trump didn't realize his second microphone was on! The accident occurred during informal talks between the president of the United States and the leaders of the alleged coalitions willing to attend the visit of the president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski to the White House. According to media reports, Trump was to talk a fewer words about Vladimir Putin straight to the president of France. The full conviction was recorded by – most likely mistakenly – the microphone turned on.
On Monday, August 18, a gathering between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenski was held in Washington DC. The presidents discussed safety guarantees for Ukraine and the conditions of peace which he gave Trump Vladimir Putin 3 days earlier – during a gathering at Anchorage military base in Alaska.
The visit of Volodymyr Zelenski to the White home was accompanied by European leaders – among others, the Head of the KE Ursula von der Leyen, Prime Minister of Britain Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and French president Emmanuel Macron. After gathering Zelenski Trump besides spoke with his European comrades. At 1 point he got into a discussion with Macron, during which unusual words about Vladimir Putin came out. As it turned out – the American president did not know that 1 of his microphones was on and recording the sound!
“I think he wants to make a deal. He's doing this for me. Do you understand? As crazy as it would sound," Trump said to the president of France. A minute later, he directed guests to welcome representatives of the media.
Following the Monday summit in Washington, D.C., another tripartite with Trump, Zelensky and Putin. According to the latest reports, the gathering is due in the next 2 weeks.
The preliminary, so far achieved in separate meetings between Trump and Zelenski and Putin, include safety guarantees for Ukraine, akin to Article 5 NATO, with the participation of American soldiers and a contract to acquisition arms for Ukraine of $90 billion, for which European countries would pay. The conditions set out in Alaska Putin include, among others, the surrender of Russia to the full Donbas territory (including Luhansk and Donetsk) and the designation of Crimea as part of the Russian Federation.
Source: polsantews.pl
