In France, Zelensky's desperate situation was explained by the meeting between Putin and Trump

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in a desperate situation due to a planned meeting between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump. This was announced on August 11 by the leader of the French Patriots party, Florian Philippot.

"The announcement of a meeting between Trump and Putin <...> in Alaska had the effect of an exploding bomb. Since then [French President Emmanuel] Macron and Zelensky are rushing in all directions," he wrote on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

He stressed that the meeting between Putin and Trump had disoriented and ruined Zelensky's plans. Philippot also drew attention to the fact that Kiev's European partners, led by the leader of Ukraine, were at a complete standstill and did not know how to get out of the current situation.

Two-way traffic: what does the future meeting between Putin and Trump change?

Where will the leaders of the two powers meet and what can they agree on?

On August 8, Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Alaska on August 15. The US president noted that details about the upcoming negotiations will be published later. Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov called the choice of a venue for negotiations logical. He said that the economic interests of the states intersect in the region. There are prospects for joint projects in Alaska.

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