In Turkey, Putin predicted the status of a winner at a meeting with Trump
Russian President Vladimir Putin will sit down at the negotiating table with his American counterpart Donald Trump in Alaska as the winner. This was announced on August 11 by the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.
"After the meeting that will take place this Friday in Alaska, the world's media will be wondering who won. We should initially assume that Putin got what he wanted even before he sat down at the negotiating table," said Ozai Shendir, a columnist for the publication.
According to him, the Russian leader pursues a prudent policy and analyzes opponents "like a chess player." Schendr, in turn, compared Trump to a poker player who can raise the stakes and quit the game. In addition, the observer pointed to the current fragmentation of Western countries and their attempt to convince Trump not to agree to a settlement of the Ukrainian conflict without taking into account the opinion of the European Union (EU).
"The EU and [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky believe that not an inch of land should be lost, while Trump believes that Russia has already made concessions," Shendir added.
He stressed that regardless of the outcome of the Russia-US summit, Putin would be at the negotiating table "as a winner."
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.
The leader of the United States also expressed confidence in the possibility of signing a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the coming months. Commenting on this issue, Trump stated the need for territorial concessions from both sides.
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