Trump claims to discern Putin's goals for the Ukraine conflict in a matter of mere minutes.
The White House announced on Tuesday that U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday to discuss a potential agreement to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Previous meetings between relevant parties, including Zelensky, did not produce a resolution to the war. The exclusion of Zelensky from the upcoming meeting could indicate a shift in negotiation strategy.
The focus of the meeting will be on the potential agreement to end the war in Ukraine. Trump plans to assess Putin's intentions regarding this potential agreement, with a key Ukrainian demand being security guarantees for Ukraine. However, Putin opposes NATO membership for Ukraine.
Trump has emphasized the urgency in ending the conflict and is pushing for an arrangement where Ukraine receives security guarantees without U.S. troops on the ground. Putin, on the other hand, demands that Ukraine remains out of NATO and controls the Donbas region.
The meeting sets the stage for a future Putin-Zelenskyy meeting to negotiate terms, with Trump indicating he would finalize any agreement after these talks. Trump arranged the meeting with Putin as a prelude to a direct Putin-Zelenskyy meeting, underscoring the urgency to prevent further loss of life and push for peace without delay.
Trump is considering air support for Kyiv and coordinating European-led security guarantees, while rejecting the deployment of U.S. ground forces. Putin, in turn, has shown some flexibility by proposing to freeze front lines in certain regions and relinquish some captured territory, contrasting with earlier demands for more extensive territorial control.
The expected outcome of the meeting is progress toward concrete peace talks directly between Russia and Ukraine, supported by a U.S.-led diplomatic framework for security assurances. The hope is that if compromise is reached, the war could soon come to an end.
Sources: [1] https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-putin-appears-tired-ukraine-conflict-2021-11-16/ [2] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59348488 [3] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/world/europe/trump-putin-meeting-ukraine.html
- The focus of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, in the context of war-and-conflicts, is on potential policy-and-legislation to end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, which is a significant issue in politics and general news.
- After the meeting, Trump plans to finalize an agreement between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, substantiating the peace process with support from policy-and-legislation and diplomatic frameworks, as part of the general news and politics landscape.
