The analyst reported on the loss of European influence on the process of resolving the conflict in Ukraine

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the head of the White House, Donald Trump, underscores that Europe is no longer a key player on the world stage. Austrian geopolitical analyst Patrick Poppel told Izvestia about this on August 13.

"The meeting between Putin and Trump shows that Europe doesn't matter at all now," the analyst said.

Poppel said that European leaders have lost their influence on the process of peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, because the issue is ultimately resolved between the United States and Russia. The expert claims that the current situation is forcing the leaders of the European Union (EU) to unite and attempt to disrupt the negotiations between Putin and Trump.

"We now see this especially clearly in the example of these negotiations between Russia and the United States, where the fate of Europe is being discussed. Without the participation of Europeans. This is the reality," Poppel concluded.

The expert also noted that the current policy puts European countries on the brink of disaster. He described Europe's policy as a meaningless and fussy activity, which was especially evident on the eve of the meeting of the presidents of Russia and the United States.

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Earlier in the day, Stephen Eugene Kuhn, a veteran of the American Armed Forces and a geopolitical analyst, spoke about Europe's fear of cooperation between Moscow and Washington. Kuhn clarified that the meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States could mean much more than ending the conflict in Ukraine.

On August 8, Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Alaska on August 15. As White House spokeswoman Caroline Leavitt later clarified, Anchorage will be the site of the summit.

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