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AUTHOR:M.J. GDNUS
US President Donald Trump will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska, for the first time during his tenure at the helm of the White House. The war that Moscow started in Ukraine will be on the table, among other topics of interest to both sides, such as nuclear security, international trade, energy supplies and who knows what other issues the two leaders might share.
Representatives of the European Union will not be at the meeting, nor will Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. What the two will say to each other will remain, for the most part, a mystery, known only to the presidents and their translators (Putin speaks good English, which gives him a tactical advantage over his interlocutor during the conversation).
However, the EU does not want to be completely excluded, left at the door, far from everything. That is why the head of European diplomacy, Kaia Kalas, called a telephone meeting of foreign ministers today. The virtual meeting will serve, above all, to reiterate that any agreement between the US and Russia must include Ukraine and the EU, “because it is a security issue for Ukraine and the whole of Europe,” Kalas said in a statement.
“We are working for a lasting and just peace. International law is clear: all temporarily occupied territories belong to Ukraine,” Kalas said, adding that “no agreement should serve as a springboard for new Russian aggression against Ukraine, the transatlantic alliance and Europe.”
While most European leaders insist on keeping up the pressure on Russia, Zelensky has called for “clear steps” to define a common approach. He would also like to attend the meeting in Alaska, but it currently seems unlikely that his request will be accepted.
