Since Donald Trump came to power last January and became, again, the 47th President of the United States, has had a clear objective: End the Ukraine War. The New York tycoon has repeatedly expressed that this conflict seems “absurd and unnecessary.”
Along the same lines and after numerous attempts to reach an agreement with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, the American president does not rule out an end to war soon. On August 15, Putin and Trump met in Alaska after several months of tensions between the twoand although Trump did not achieve his purpose, – with the verting Putin to end the war – he described the meeting as “very productive.”
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump during their meeting in Alaska
The same US president said that Volodimir Zelenski should have been present at the meetingbut that, sooner rather than later, it would happen. For that reason, last Monday, August 18, Trump gathered several European leaders at the Oval Office of the White House to talk about the security guarantees that were going to provide Ukraine.
Among the attendees were: the president of Ukraine, Volodímir Zelenskithe president of France, Emmanuel Macronthe president of Finland, Alexander Stubbthe Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Melonithe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmerthe chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merzthe president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyenand the NATO general secretary, Mark Rutte.
Image of Donald Trump's meeting with European leaders in Washington
In a statement in the social network Truth Social, Donald Trump has shown optimism in the future agreement to end the war. “During the meeting, We address security guarantees for Ukrainewhich would be provided by the different European countries, in coordination with the United States. All are very satisfied With the possibility of reaching peace between Russia and Ukraine“The president explained.
In addition, he commented that after the meeting he called his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to communicate the details of the meeting. “At the end of the meetings, I called President Putin and started preparations for a meeting, in a place to be determined, between President Putin and President Zelenski. After this meeting, we will hold a trilat, in which the two presidents and me would participate, “he said.
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Finally, Trump has highlighted his satisfaction after the meeting and did so with a hopeful tone: “Again, this was an excellent first step for a war that has been ongoing almost four years. Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the special envoy Steve Witkoff are coordinating with Russia and Ukraine. “
