“It is now important that the US and Europe have a clear plan of action if Russia does not want to negotiate.”, – WRITE: www.unian.ua
It is now important that the US and Europe have a clear plan of action if Russia does not want to negotiate.
The expert doubts that Putin and Zelensky’s meeting will be effective / UNIAN collage, photo 199 Training CenterThere are great doubts that even if there is a meeting between President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, there will be positive results after the war. The German political scientist, Candidate of Historical and Political Science, analyst of the Stockholm Center of Eastern European Studies (Sceeus) Andreas Umland on the air of Kyiv24.
He noted that the meeting of the Presidents of Ukraine and the United States in Washington on August 18 could be considered success, because there was no coercion to territorial cos, before the transfer of the uncleaned part of the Donbass, the introduction of the Russian language as the second state and other requirements of the Russian side.
At the same time, Umland doubts that the meeting between Vladimir Zelensky and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will take place at all, and in the case of it will happen, it will be effective.
“I do not think something will work out there. I have another question here – what will happen if the meeting will happen and Putin and Zelensky will not agree?
He added that it is hoped that a meeting in Washington with the participation of European leaders is a signal that there will still be some coordinated actions of the event in the event of such negative events. He believes that it is very important that after the unsuccessful meeting of Putin and Zelensky, if it is at all, the US and Europe coordinated their actions and there is active military support for Ukraine.
“I have no faith that these conversations will lead to something. While there are no additional sanctions, there are no great success of the Armed Forces on the front, Putin will not compromise. For me, the question is then. There is hope that there will There will be more assistance to military, financial for Ukraine and sanctions against Russia, “Umland stressed.
According to him, Putin does not want to finish the war, but can go for a temporary cessation, such as air attacks, because Ukrainian drones are very high in Russia.
The German expert believes that at first it was necessary to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation, to press more effectively on the battlefield, and then to negotiate with Russia, and today everything was done the opposite.
“Now I have hoped that there will probably be more weapons and more sanctions and then it will be possible to speak more seriously with the Kremlin,” he said.
Putin and Zelensky’s meetingUS President Donald Trump said he called the Russian President and began preparations for a meeting between Putin and Zelensky in a place that has yet to be identified. After this meeting there will be a tripartite meeting with the participation of two presidents and his.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that this meeting could take place within two weeks. In this case, Reuters writes that a meeting can take place in Hungary. Also, in an interview with LCI, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the meeting of Zelensky and Putin could take place in Geneva.
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