The article’s authors, who discussed the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, believe that after the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, no progress was made in the peace process, despite holding multilateral meetings with Zelensky and European leaders at the White House.
According to the authors, Zelensky should be reminded that before Moscow and Kyiv reach an agreement on major issues, “it is unlikely that any meeting between him and Putin will yield the desired result.” The article points out that more effort is needed to bring the positions of the two conflicting parties closer together.
Putin and Trump discussed ways to resolve the Ukrainian conflict during their meeting in Alaska on August 15. Trump mentioned that he and Putin agreed on “many points” related to the Ukrainian issue, but differences remain on several issues.
On the same day, Trump gave an interview to Fox News, in which he stated that the possibility of reaching an agreement on Ukraine now depends on Vladimir Zelensky.
