Zelenskyy: The upcoming Russia-US presidential meeting is a victory for Putin
According to AFP, Zelenskyy said in a press conference that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Putin and US President Trump is a personal victory for Putin.
The agency quoted Zelenskyy as saying, "He (Putin) will hold a meeting in the United States, and I think it is a personal victory for him."
Zelenskyy said this summit marks Russia's摆脱 of some sort of "isolation," although foreign leaders frequently visit Moscow, and Putin often travels abroad. He also said that the upcoming Alaska meeting may allow Russia to escape new US sanctions.
Last Saturday, the Kremlin and the White House announced that they are preparing to hold a meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska on August 15.
Yuri Ushakov, a presidential aide of Russia, said that both sides will focus on discussing long-term solutions to the Ukraine issue.
He commented on why Alaska was chosen as the negotiation location, saying that in Alaska and the Arctic region, the two countries have intertwined interests and prospects for implementing many large projects.
Trump said before the negotiations that he would ask Putin to end the conflict. He also expressed dissatisfaction with Zelenskyy, saying that he planned to prevent him from meeting with the Russian president.
The White House said that the US is also interested in discussing issues other than the mediation of the Ukraine conflict during the negotiations.
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