Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine, penalties and global scenarios. The fire and new strategic agreements is at stake
Here we are there. Today, around 9.30 pm ItalianDonald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet in Anchorage. At the end of the summit, the two leaders should keep a joint press conference, even if the American president said he will take part only in the event that the summit closes positively. Meanwhile, the Kremlin has made it known that the signing of final documents is not foreseen.
Delegations
The US team will be composed of the vice -president JD Vanceby the Secretary of State Marco Rubiofrom the Treasury Secretary Scott Bessentand from the advance to the Middle East Steve Witkoff. The tsar, for its part, will be accompanied by the Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrovfrom that of defense Andrey Belousovand from that of finances Anton siluanov. The CEO of the Russian sovereign fund will also be part of the Russian delegation Rdif, Kirill Dmitrievand the presidential councilor Yuri Ushakov.
The latter made it known that, in addition to the negotiations on the Ukrainian dossier, today it is also “An exchange of opinions on the further development of bilateral cooperation is expected, also in the commercial and economic field”.
Expectations
Cautious optimism was expressed yesterday on both fronts.
“The Trump administration is making energetic and sincere efforts to stop hostilities, put an end to the crisis and reach agreements that are in the interest of all the parties involved in the conflict,” said the Tsar. “The summit is also an opportunity to reset, if the meeting goes well, the relationships between the USA and Russia”, Eco Dmitriev has given him.
“We will do our best and I believe that in the end we will get a good result,” said Trump, who, as pointed out by Rubio, hopes to be able to bring home today A ceased the fire as the first step towards a future peace agreement.
American strategy
The strategy of the American president is being outlined: Alternate the stick and carrot.
Yesterday, Trump gave 25% the chances that the summit can fail and said he was ready to impose penalties in Moscow in case of negative outcome. “The president has many tools available, if necessary, but has always stated that diplomacy and negotiation are the main means of ending this war,” said the spokesman for the White House Karoline Leavitt.
In recent days, Washington had raised the duties a New Delhiaccusing her of buying Russian energy. Just yesterday, Bloomberg reported that India has reduced oil purchases from Moscow.
Possible concessions
Second politician, Trump would have opened to the possibility of providing Kiev “Guarantees of security” Able to discourage a new Russian aggression in case of respite, but without involving NATO.
According to Telegraphin exchange for an agreement on Ukraine, the American president would be ready to grant Putin access to Natural resources of Alaska and to revoke the sanctions to the Russian aviation sector. Axios adds that, for Trump, it will be necessary An exchange of territories between Moscow and Kiev to get to peace.
The diplomatic front
Trump, in case of a positive outcome, plans to speak with Volodymyr Zelensky And with European leaders, and then organizes a trilateral next week with Putin and Zelensky. Just yesterday, Zelensky was received by Keir Starmer In London: both have recognized that the interviews of Anchorage “represent a concrete possibility of making progress, as long as Putin acts seriously for peace”.
Beyond Ukraine
Anchorage will not only talk about Ukraine. On the table also the Arctic issuesthe reconstruction of Gaza and the Iranian nuclear. It is not excluded that Trump try to use Economic offers to remove Moscow from Beijing and fit into the dynamics of BRICS.
Washington urgently needs to recover ground in Global southespecially after the fall of Kabul, which took place exactly four years ago.
Obstacles
Putin believes he is the lead in the field in Ukraine and could show himself Resto to a ceased fire. Trump, for his part, can press pressure with geopolitical duties and moves: the mediation of the agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan has already reduced the Russian influence in Southern Caucasuswhile Bashar al Assad’s fall in Syria last year further weakened Moscow in the Middle East.
