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L'Orient-Le Jour
17 hours ago
- Politics
- L'Orient-Le Jour
‘No peace': Ukrainians without illusions after the Trump-Putin summit
Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until late at night in Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, awaiting the outcome of the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, which he ultimately judged to have 'achieved nothing.' The American and Russian presidents parted ways on Friday in Alaska without saying anything about a possible peace plan for Ukraine, while making numerous engaging statements and friendly gestures. 'The results are what I expected. I think it's a nice diplomatic victory for Putin,' Pavlo Nebroev, 38, head of a theater in Kharkiv, told AFP. This week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had described the summit as a 'personal victory' for Vladimir Putin, who had been largely isolated from the Western world since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 'This meeting achieved nothing. The problems concerning Ukraine must be resolved with Ukraine, with the participation of Ukrainians and their president,' insisted Pavlo Nebroev. Pessimistic, Laryssa Melny, a pharmacist in Kyiv, believes there will be 'no peace' anytime soon, and that the conflict may at best be frozen for a while before resuming. On Saturday morning, the U.S. president informed Volodymyr Zelensky and other European leaders of the outcome of his meeting with Vladimir Putin. Zelensky then announced that he would travel to Washington on Monday to discuss with his American counterpart ways to put an end to 'the killings and the war.' 'Let's keep living' In Kharkiv, a city regularly bombed, Olia Donik, 36, was walking in a sunny park on Saturday, like millions of Ukrainians trying to maintain a normal life despite the war continuing for nearly three and a half years. She said she was 'neither disappointed nor surprised' by the outcome of the Trump-Putin meeting. 'It was interesting to see how it would end. And it ended with nothing,' she observed. 'Let's keep living our lives, here, in Ukraine.' Ukraine and European countries fear above all that this summit could allow Vladimir Putin to manipulate his American counterpart and redraw the country's borders without Kyiv's participation. While the summit was taking place in Alaska, the Russian army launched 85 drones and a missile on Ukraine during the night from Friday to Saturday, according to Kyiv. Since 2022, the country has faced almost daily deadly Russian attacks, which have claimed hundreds of civilian lives. 'Whether there are negotiations or not, Kharkiv is bombed almost every day. Kharkiv doesn't feel any change,' said Iryna Derkach, a 50-year-old photographer interviewed by AFP. Trump is 'not for Ukraine' That day, Iryna Derkach had just observed the daily minute of silence held every morning across the country to honor the tens of thousands of victims of the Russian invasion. 'We believe in victory, we know it will come, but only God knows who exactly will bring it,' Derkach said. 'We don't lose hope, we donate, we help as much as we can. We do our work and don't pay too much attention to what Trump does.' In Kyiv, the capital, Katerina Foutchenko, 30, believes that Donald Trump is not really 'for Ukraine.' 'He wants to show the world that he's supposedly for Ukraine, and then he runs to see Putin and becomes buddies with him,' said the Ukrainian woman. She also judged the Alaska meeting 'empty' and useless for Ukraine. Volodymyr Ianovytch, a 72-year-old retiree, offered only one solution after the Trump-Putin summit: 'We must make missiles and send them to Russia.'
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainians see 'nothing' good from Trump-Putin meeting
Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until the middle of the night in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv to wait for a press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin thousands of kilometres away. The US and Russian leaders had met in Alaska to discuss Russia's more than three-year invasion of his country. But they made no breakthrough and seen from Kharkiv -- heavily attacked by Russia throughout the war -- the red-carpet meeting looked like a clear win for Putin. "I saw the results I expected. I think this is a great diplomatic victory for Putin," Nebroev, a 38-year-old theatre manager, said. "He has completely legitimised himself." Trump inviting Putin to the US ended the West's shunning of the Russian leader since the 2022 invasion. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not invited, described the trip as Putin's "personal victory". Nebroev, like many Ukrainians, was gobsmacked the meeting could take place without representatives of his country. - 'Useless' - "This was a useless meeting," he said, adding: "Issues concerning Ukraine should be resolved with Ukraine, with the participation of Ukrainians, the president." Trump later briefed European leaders and Zelensky, who announced he would meet the US leader in Washington on Monday. The Trump-Putin meeting ended without a deal and Trump took no questions from reporters -- highly unusual for the media-savvy US president. Olya Donik, 36, said she was not surprised by the turn of events as she walked through a sunny park in Kharkiv with Nebroev. "It ended with nothing. Alright, let's continue living our lives here in Ukraine," she said. Hours after the talks, Kyiv said Russia attacked with 85 drones and a ballistic missile at night. "Whether there are talks or not, Kharkiv is being shelled almost every day. Kharkiv definitely doesn't feel any change," said Iryna Derkach, a 50-year-old photographer. She had stopped for the daily minute of silence held across the country to honour the victims of the Russian invasion. "We believe in victory, we know it will come, but God only knows who exactly will bring it about," she said. - 'Pouring water' - Derkach, like many Ukrainians, was suspicious of Trump. "We do our job and don't pay too much attention to what Trump is doing," she added. In Kyiv, 30-year-old cosplayer Kateryna Fuchenko, also worried that the American president was not a real ally of Ukraine. "I don't think he is for Ukraine," she said, criticising Trump for acting as if he was "buddies" with Putin. "They just poured water from empty to empty, back and forth, as always," she said characterising the talks as meaningless, doubting they achieved "anything." Kyiv pensioner Volodymyr Yanukovych said he expected Russia to "fire as they fired" on Ukraine's capital, which has seen a number of deadly attacks this summer. Pharmacist Larysa Melnyk did not think her country was any closer to seeing peace. "I don't think there will be a truce," she told AFP, adding that even if the guns fall silent, it will only be temporarily. Russia has historically "unleashed such major conflicts", the 25-year-old said, pointing to the 2008 war in Georgia. She asked: "Why does nobody react to this?" bur-brw-oc/giv Solve the daily Crossword
The Australian
21 hours ago
- Politics
- The Australian
Ukrainians see 'nothing' good from Trump-Putin meeting
Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until the middle of the night in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv to wait for a press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin thousands of kilometres away. The US and Russian leaders had met in Alaska to discuss Russia's more than three-year invasion of his country. But they made no breakthrough and seen from Kharkiv -- heavily attacked by Russia throughout the war -- the red-carpet meeting looked like a clear win for Putin. "I saw the results I expected. I think this is a great diplomatic victory for Putin," Nebroev, a 38-year-old theatre manager, said. "He has completely legitimised himself." Trump inviting Putin to the US ended the West's shunning of the Russian leader since the 2022 invasion. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not invited, described the trip as Putin's "personal victory". Nebroev, like many Ukrainians, was gobsmacked the meeting could take place without representatives of his country. - 'Useless' - "This was a useless meeting," he said, adding: "Issues concerning Ukraine should be resolved with Ukraine, with the participation of Ukrainians, the president." Trump later briefed European leaders and Zelensky, who announced he would meet the US leader in Washington on Monday. The Trump-Putin meeting ended without a deal and Trump took no questions from reporters -- highly unusual for the media-savvy US president. Olya Donik, 36, said she was not surprised by the turn of events as she walked through a sunny park in Kharkiv with Nebroev. "It ended with nothing. Alright, let's continue living our lives here in Ukraine," she said. Hours after the talks, Kyiv said Russia attacked with 85 drones and a ballistic missile at night. "Whether there are talks or not, Kharkiv is being shelled almost every day. Kharkiv definitely doesn't feel any change," said Iryna Derkach, a 50-year-old photographer. She had stopped for the daily minute of silence held across the country to honour the victims of the Russian invasion. "We believe in victory, we know it will come, but God only knows who exactly will bring it about," she said. - 'Pouring water' - Derkach, like many Ukrainians, was suspicious of Trump. "We do our job and don't pay too much attention to what Trump is doing," she added. In Kyiv, 30-year-old cosplayer Kateryna Fuchenko, also worried that the American president was not a real ally of Ukraine. "I don't think he is for Ukraine," she said, criticising Trump for acting as if he was "buddies" with Putin. "They just poured water from empty to empty, back and forth, as always," she said characterising the talks as meaningless, doubting they achieved "anything." Kyiv pensioner Volodymyr Yanukovych said he expected Russia to "fire as they fired" on Ukraine's capital, which has seen a number of deadly attacks this summer. Pharmacist Larysa Melnyk did not think her country was any closer to seeing peace. "I don't think there will be a truce," she told AFP, adding that even if the guns fall silent, it will only be temporarily. Russia has historically "unleashed such major conflicts", the 25-year-old said, pointing to the 2008 war in Georgia. She asked: "Why does nobody react to this?" bur-brw-oc/giv
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ukrainians see 'nothing' good from Trump-Putin meeting
Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until the middle of the night in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv to wait for a press conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin thousands of kilometres away. The US and Russian leaders had met in Alaska to discuss Russia's more than three-year invasion of his country. But they made no breakthrough and seen from Kharkiv -- heavily attacked by Russia throughout the war -- the red-carpet meeting looked like a clear win for Putin. "I saw the results I expected. I think this is a great diplomatic victory for Putin," Nebroev, a 38-year-old theatre manager, said. "He has completely legitimised himself." Trump inviting Putin to the US ended the West's shunning of the Russian leader since the 2022 invasion. Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky, who was not invited, described the trip as Putin's "personal victory". Nebroev was not only outraged Ukraine was left out of the meeting, but also considered it a waste of time. "This was a useless meeting," he said, adding: "Issues concerning Ukraine should be resolved with Ukraine, with the participation of Ukrainians, the president." Trump later briefed European leaders and Zelensky, who announced he would meet the US leader in Washington on Monday. The Trump-Putin meeting ended without a deal and Trump took no questions from reporters -- highly unusual for the media-savvy US president. Olya Donik, 36, said she was not surprised by the turn of events as she walked through a sunny park in Kharkiv with Nebroev. "It ended with nothing. Alright, let's continue living our lives here in Ukraine," she said. Hours after the talks, Kyiv said Russia attacked with 85 drones and a ballistic missile at night. "Whether there are talks or not, Kharkiv is being shelled almost every day. Kharkiv definitely doesn't feel any change," said Iryna Derkach, a 50-year-old photographer. She had stopped for the daily minute of silence held across the country to honour the victims of the Russian invasion. She was standing just in front of Derzhprom, a modernist structure considered to be one of the first Soviet skyscrapers, which was damaged by a strike last year. "We believe in victory, we know it will come, but God only knows who exactly will bring it about," she said. "We don't lose faith, we donate, we help as much as we can. We do our job and don't pay too much attention to what Trump is doing," she added. brw/oc/giv
Japan Times
a day ago
- Politics
- Japan Times
Ukrainians see 'nothing' good from Trump-Putin meeting
Pavlo Nebroev stayed up until the middle of the night in Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv to wait for a news conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin thousands of kilometers away. The U.S. and Russian leaders had met in Alaska to discuss Russia's more than three-year invasion of his country. But they made no breakthrough and seen from Kharkiv — heavily attacked by Russia throughout the war — the red-carpet meeting looked like a clear win for Putin. "I saw the results I expected. I think this is a great diplomatic victory for Putin," Nebroev, a 38-year-old theater manager, said. "He has completely legitimized himself." Trump inviting Putin to the U.S. ended the West's shunning of the Russian leader since the 2022 invasion. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was not invited, described the trip as Putin's "personal victory." Nebroev was not only outraged Ukraine was left out of the meeting, but also considered it a waste of time. "This was a useless meeting," he said, adding: "Issues concerning Ukraine should be resolved with Ukraine, with the participation of Ukrainians, the president." Trump later briefed European leaders and Zelenskyy, who announced he would meet the U.S. leader in Washington on Monday. The Trump-Putin meeting ended without a deal and Trump took no questions from reporters — highly unusual for the media-savvy U.S. president. Olya Donik, 36, said she was not surprised by the turn of events as she walked through a sunny park in Kharkiv with Nebroev. "It ended with nothing. Alright, let's continue living our lives here in Ukraine," she said. Hours after the talks, Kyiv said Russia attacked with 85 drones and a ballistic missile at night. "Whether there are talks or not, Kharkiv is being shelled almost every day. Kharkiv definitely doesn't feel any change," said Iryna Derkach, a 50-year-old photographer. She had stopped for the daily minute of silence held across the country to honor the victims of the Russian invasion. She was standing just in front of Derzhprom, a modernist structure considered to be one of the first Soviet skyscrapers, which was damaged by a strike last year. "We believe in victory, we know it will come, but God only knows who exactly will bring it about," she said. "We don't lose faith, we donate, we help as much as we can. We do our job and don't pay too much attention to what Trump is doing," she added.
