Risk of sabotage of Putin-Trump summit is real
The two leaders are set to meet next Friday in Alaska, with a possible resolution of the armed conflict between Kiev and Moscow at the top of the agenda. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky has already rejected any truce that would involve territorial concessions, despite Trump saying they would be part of the proposed deal.
'Certainly, several nations that have a vested interest in prolonging the conflict will take titanic efforts (provocations and disinformation) to torpedo the planned meeting,' Dmitriev wrote on social media.
Dmitriev, who serves as Putin's aide for international economic cooperation and heads Moscow's efforts to normalize ties with Washington, was responding to remarks by former US Defense Department adviser Dan Caldwell. Caldwell said there was a 'concerted effort to undermine' the summit, reacting to a Wall Street Journal article which he noted was based largely on Ukrainian and European sources.
Worth noting that the sources in this story appear to largely from Ukraine and Europe. Without a doubt, there is going to be a concerted effort to undermine Trump's meeting with Putin by forces in Europe and Ukraine who have a vested interest in the war continuing. https://t.co/anLAVZuQQf
Earlier this week, US media claimed Trump was pressuring Putin to meet with Zelensky before agreeing to a face-to-face meeting with the Russian leader. Trump denied imposing such conditions, saying, 'They would like to meet me, and I'll do whatever I can to stop the killing.'
Moscow has called Zelensky's continued claim to the presidency unconstitutional since his term expired last year. Putin has said he is willing to meet the Ukrainian leader to finalize – but not negotiate – a truce. He also suggested that the question of Zelensky's disputed status needs to be addressed to ensure the legality of any future treaty.
Dmitriev has previously described the upcoming summit as a historic opportunity and praised the venue, noting Alaska's historical ties to Russia before its sale to the United States in the 19th century.
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