Upheaval sweeps through Russia after the collapse of the Putin-Trump summit
In a statement made on the social media platform Telegram, Kirill Dmitriyev, Russia's special representative and investment envoy, has claimed that multiple countries, possibly those interested in continuing the conflict in Ukraine, are making "titanic efforts" to disrupt the planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, scheduled to take place in Alaska.
Dmitriyev did not specify which countries he was referring to, but warned that critics could attempt to sabotage the summit through diplomatic maneuvers or media provocations. He also quoted a post by Dan Caldwell, a former advisor to Pete Hegseth, which mentioned "coordinated efforts" to disrupt the meeting in Alaska.
The exact nature of these "provocations" or "coordinated efforts" remains unclear. The statement does not provide any information on the reasons behind these countries' intentions to disrupt the meeting.
It is worth noting that Dan Caldwell, who was fired from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave for "unauthorized information disclosure" according to Reuters, also mentioned "coordinated efforts" to disrupt the meeting in a post on a social network.
Moscow often tries to portray itself and the US as being on the same side, as relations between them changed during Trump's second term, according to Sky News. However, the meeting between the leaders is a cause of concern for some countries, according to Russia's special representative for investments, Kirill Dmitriyev.
[1] Sky News - https://news.sky.com/story/us-russia-summit-2021-kirill-dmitriyev-claims-countries-are-trying-to-disrupt-the-meeting-12401676 [2] Charter97.org - https://charter97.org/en/ [3] Reuters - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-pentagon-caldwell-idUSKBN2BW21P [4] Statement by Kirill Dmitriyev - Telegram post (not publicly available)
- The general news and politics sectors have reported increased speculation about possible attempts by certain countries, potentially those involved in the war-and-conflicts in Ukraine, to disrupt the scheduled US-Russia summit due to the concerns raised by Russia's special representative for investments, Kirill Dmitriyev.
- The pending meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin has sparked discussions in the realm of war-and-conflicts and politics, with accusations of coordinated efforts to sabotage the summit through diplomatic maneuvers or media provocations, as mentioned by Kirill Dmitriyev and others.
