Before the meeting with Trump White House, President Donald Trump gave the responsibility of stopping the war to the Ukrainian leader. At the same time, it was emphasized that Ukraine. Was forced to give up its NATO ambitions and give Crimea up. Which Russia had annexed.
The following points were not contradictory to the key requirements of the Kremlin. The visit will be held Monday afternoon at the White House after a summit in Alaska. In which Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin departed without a ceasefire agreement.
Zelenskyy goes to Washington accompanied by Europeans.
The group, who was heading to Washington D.C. Included president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and NATO SecretaryGeneral Mark Rutte; U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer; German Chancellor Friedrich Merz;
French President Emmanuel Macron and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni. Were also there leading a global front. The idea of global unity was to be stressed by this group appearance.
The Peace Initiatives of Trump Revived.
The past few weeks indicated that Trump had increased his efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Trump said he could have prevented the war had he been in office earlier. Which had lasted over three years. After talking to Putin, Trump shifted his plan to tentative ceasefire pacts, which he called as unstable, to a permanent Russia peace agreement.
Secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on the other hand stated that a cease fire in Ukraine was not yet taken off the table. Although Russia did not consent to stop fighting.
Trump’s Demand on Zelenskyy
As per the social post of Sunday evening, Trump pointed to the fact that Zelenskyy could almost stop the war in almost no time. Crimea was to be given up, and the initiative on NATO was to be thrown overboard. The man has a very easy decision to make: He can stop it quickly or he can continue playing it. Trump previously on Saturday stated that he could hold further discussions with Putin after fruitful talks on Monday to ensure a lasting solution to the confrontation.
Granted: Security Assurance on the Table.
The meeting was also to initiate negotiations of potential future security assurances of Ukraine. Article 5 of NATO which stipulates collective defense was compared to potential assurances by Steve Witkoff, a U.S. special envoy.
It has been reported that Ukraine was seeking treaty-based guarantees that required Senate approval. The need to have such guarantees was also reiterated by a GOP legislator. European authorities pointed out that landswapping ideas were not an option since Ukraine would not surrender the entire Donbas. Europe was expecting to take part in any final.
Pre-Meeting Assurance of Zelenskyy.
An update on X confirmed the attendance of Zelenskyy in Washington where he assured that he was confident in the protection of Ukraine and the provision of security guarantees. He also said that Trump would never be forgotten by the Ukrainians. Furthermore, he emphasized the fact that Russia must put an end to the war that it had initiated. It was his first visit to the White House since February, when a live fight with Trump and Vice President JD Vance had rocked supporters. The event was an anti-American decision in support of Ukraine.
Summit With Putin, Alaska
The Monday gathering follows a scandalous summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska. The White House rolled out the red carpet to welcome Putin, and gave him a ride in a privately-held car with Trump, the presidential vehicle, in “The Beast,” as it was called. Zelenskyy was not a welcome guest in this meeting. The meet concludes without Ukraine truce agreement. A small press conference had been conducted, and no deliverables were announced.
The future of negotiations is unpredictable.
On Saturday morning Trump announced his next meeting with Zelenskyy. In case the progress was achieved, he added that a second meeting with Putin would be arranged.Key issues concerning the status of occupied Ukrainian territories and the type of security guarantees were not answered. Rubio emphasized that security guarantees were urgent and that they were to be indicated within the coming few days. Witkoff added that these were being provided directly by the U.S. and European allies but would appear like Article 5 of NATO.
Territorial Disputes and Truce.
Zelenskyy mentioned that Ukraine would not surrender anything to Russia. His answer was based on what Trump proposed, which is that a settlement may include swapping territories. Rubio confirmed that no U.S official was urging Ukraine to surrender occupied territory but Trump reposted a message that suggested that Kyiv should be willing to surrender some land.Previously Trump and Zelenskyy.
Past Trump-Zelenskyy Clashes.
The White House statements were a complete contrast of what Trump had previously had with Zelenskyy. During the session in February, Trump criticized Zelenskyy as ungrateful and threatened to make the world pay with World War III because of his actions. The conference was cut short abruptly. Trump and Zelenskyyy later met at the Vatican and later on in a NATO summit although these were not inside the white house. Trump had already referred to Zelenskyy as a tyrant, and charged Ukraine with being the initiators of the war, yet Russia had already invaded in february 2022.
Conclusion
The Trump White House sit-down with Zelenskyy and all those European bigwigs? Major drama. It was all a sense of high stakes-reality-TV-episode; and it was unclear whether there was to be a rose -or the boot.
They longed to find out whether the U.S. was in fact capable of putting its money where its mouth is, i.e., delivering the actual security without compelling Ukraine to cough up land. Meanwhile, Russia? No going softly into that great night.Not yet quite through. Trump was running around the clock talking of this idea that peace with Russia was on the verge of breaking out – like, any day, boys, trust me. Did this gathering change anything?
That is the question of a million dollars. What transpired in that room was basically the key to the next chapter in the whole war.
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