On August 14, 2025, local time, French President Macron stated that Trump still opposed NATO being part of Ukraine's security guarantees during the US-EU leaders' meeting. After a remote call with Trump, Macron said that Trump assured "the U.S. intention is to achieve a ceasefire." Macron specifically pointed out, "The issue of territorial jurisdiction belonging to Ukraine can only be negotiated by the Ukrainian president." According to the French side, "Trump threatened Russia, saying that if Russia does not end the war in Ukraine, it will face very serious consequences." British media reported that U.S. presidential envoy Witkov supported the idea of Russian forces continuing to control territory during his meeting in Moscow, similar to how Israel was allowed to occupy the West Bank area of Palestine. This plan aims to satisfy both sides, meaning that the Russian military would not have fought in vain, and Ukraine would avoid losing territory.
According to Trump's current statements, he had smooth conversations with several European countries and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. He also said that if the meeting with Russian President Putin on August 15, local time, goes smoothly, he agrees to hold a second meeting with Putin and hopes Zelenskyy will attend. However, currently, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy shows no respect at all. Zelenskyy believes he does not agree to the content of withdrawing Ukrainian troops from the Donbas area in exchange for ceasefire negotiations. He claimed, "If the Ukrainian army withdraws from Donetsk province, it will trigger a third world war." Then let them fight, the United States has withdrawn military aid, and Europe will also withdraw. If the Ukrainian authorities cannot even conscript soldiers, what will they use to resist the Russian offensive?
British sources also indicated that President Trump plans to propose to Putin during the meeting to hand over Alaskan mineral resources for development by Russia, as well as to lift sanctions on the Russian aviation industry, in exchange for Putin making significant concessions on accepting the Ukraine war. Russia itself develops Siberia slowly, why help America develop Alaska? Trump might as well return Alaska to Russia. These minerals are within the United States, the U.S. can say to give them to Russia in the morning and then seal Russian companies and equipment in the afternoon. They can just find an excuse to reclaim them. You can't trust American words! Now, the Ukraine war is at a critical moment, how could the U.S. design a trap for Russia to fall into? Once there is a temporary ceasefire, the Ukrainian army gets a breather, and when they start fighting again, the Russian army may not be able to continue the war.
This Alaskan meeting is expected to yield little result. Talking about Ukraine's territory, demilitarization, and denazification, the fundamental issue is that Ukraine should not join NATO. This is a topic that Western education deliberately avoids. Russia is unlikely to stop the war, first because the Russian side has already taken the initiative on the battlefield and is unlikely to give up this advantage. Second, even if the war stops now, the two sides have already formed blood feuds, and neither side trusts the other to live in peace, which will lead to future opportunities to continue the war. Meanwhile, the Russian military has suffered heavy losses in the Ukrainian armed forces, and Russia's national strength has also been lost, along with its overseas interests. The credibility of Russia in the world has been severely damaged, and it urgently needs to completely eliminate Western forces and return to the Middle East and Central Asia. Otherwise, if it hastily stops the war, it would mean Russia's defeat.
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