Putin’s Diplomatic Win: Alaska Summit Fails To Halt Ukraine War, Sets Stage For Zelensky-Trump Talks | World News
Yesterday, too much summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska resulted in any breakthrough to end the war in Ukraine and the war in Ukraine. All the red carpet treatment in Elmendorf-Richardson’s common base Elmendorf-Richardson remains unchanged for the overpasses and diplomatic theater: this conflict is much more complex than Trump’s campaign promises.
Diplomacy theater
The optics was absolutely striking. Putin, which has been isolated from the West for more than three years, received a welcome of a hero with a journey in Military Honor and Trump’s presidential limousine. For Moscow, this was a victory even before the talks began. The Russian state media showed the end of Putin’s diplomatic insulation, the world is ready to do business with the Kremlin again.
Trump’s decision to launch the red carpet was clearly calculated. He acted as an equal partner to Putin as an equal partner instead of a Pariah. The message was clear: If Putin is ready to make an agreement, past complaints can be put aside.
Difficult reality control
However, three -hour closed door negotiations revealed that many experts have been suspected of the beginning – this war cannot end with a simple handshake agreement between Trump and Putin. Tr Trump admitted that there was no agreement until there was an agreement, Tr Trump admitted that “a few big ones we didn’t come there” was not solved.
Trump had immediately entered the meeting, which was promised to obtain a ceasefire, which was promised during his campaign. Instead, it emerged with an uncertain conversation about “progress” and “agreements” that both leaders were not willing to identify. The absence of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky from these talks became clear because it was understood that any agreement would eventually require Kiev’s consent.
Putin’s strategic victory
From Putin’s point of view, the Alaska summit was a Masterstroke, regardless of the absence of concrete results. For the first time in the years, he was treated as a legitimate world leader by the American President rather than an international criminal. Looking out from the window of Trump’s limousine, Putin grinned everything by grinning: After years of isolation, he returned to the most powerful country in the world.
More importantly, Putin managed to take more time without making meaningful concessions. “Apparently Putin bought himself more time,” Ukrainian deputy Oleksiy Honcharenko said. He continued: “No ceasefire or any kind of removal was decided.”
Throughout the crisis, Putin constantly demanded not only regional concessions, but also the basic changes in the sovereignty and security regulations of Ukraine. The Alaska meeting did nothing to claim that it softened these maximalist positions.
Zelensky problem
Perhaps the most described moment, Trump’s Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky came to the ceasefire to negotiate the ceasefire, “Now he’s stayed with President Zelensky to do so” and called him “agreement”.
This represents a fundamental misunderstanding of Ukraine’s position. Zelensky is not just stubborn or realistic – it represents a nation that fights to survive against an invader who repeatedly violates international law. For Ukraine, this is not a business negotiation about profit margins, but an existential struggle against national independence.
The Ukrainian President will meet Trump at the White House on Monday, but Putin’s pressure to accept the conditions of the Ukraine wants to reward Ukraine to reward the Russian aggression with land concessions and security guarantees that will leave the country vulnerable to future attacks.
European concerns mountain
European leaders watched the Alaska summit with increasing alarm. Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene said that Putin’s comments consist of “gas light and implicit threats” and that the Russian forces continued to “bomb civilians in Ukraine” even while making peace talks.
Czech Foreign Minister warned about the Kremlin propaganda efforts, emphasizing that the problem is Russian imperialism “. These reactions emphasize deep skepticism in European capitals about any agreement that legitimizes Russian regional gains.
Unchanging military reality
While the diplomats spoke in Alaska, the war continued unabated. Russia attacked Ukraine with a ballistic missile and 85 drones immediately after the summit and showed the reluctance of Putin’s reluctance to pause hostility during peace negotiations.
This military reality underlines the fundamental problem with Trump’s approach. Putin did not show any symptoms that he was willing to end the war without achieving his main objectives: Ukrainian regional concessions limits Ukraine’s sovereignty and the implicit acceptance of the Russian domination in the region.
Next way
Trump was considered to be “10 out of 10” because “we have a great deal”, but the personal chemistry between leaders cannot close the basic gap between Russian demands and Ukraine red lines. When Putin proposed that his next meetings should be “next time in Moscow”, he revealed his confidence that he had held a stronger hand.
The Alaska Summit reset the diplomatic clock without changing the dynamics underlying the conflict. Putin won the international legitimacy and breathing, while Putin did not make meaningful concessions. Trump learned that it was much more difficult than the proposal of the campaign to end this war.
The real test is now coming with the Trump-Zelensky meeting of Monday. If Trump continues to pressure Ukraine without reliable security guarantees, he is at risk of alienating America’s European allies and encouraging Putin to watch even greater goals.
Larger picture
The Alaska Summit reveals the limits of personal diplomacy in the resolution of conflicts based on basic disagreements on international law, sovereignty and post -Cold War Order. Putin’s war in Ukraine is not primarily about the land – about Russia’s challenge of all international relations that have ruled Europe since 1945.
Although Trump’s operational approach to foreign policy is successful in some business contexts, it is struggling with the conflicts in which risks contain national survival and historical identity rather than economic gain. Hot hands in Alaska cannot mask the cold reality in which this war will continue until the conclusion that the costs of the war exceeds the benefits of war goals.
For now, Putin seems to believe that he is next to time, fighting for the presence of Ukraine. The Alaska summit did very little to change both calculations.
(Girish Linganna is an award -winning scientific communication and a defense, aviation and geopolitical analyst. Add Engineering GmbH is the General Manager of India Pvt Ltd.)
