Trump Putin warns of “very serious consequences” before Alaska Crash’s conversations about the ceasefire on Ukraine

Trump made a comment in response to a question from a reporter after announcing their recipients at the Kennedy Center for this year in Washington. He did not say what the consequences are.

The note came shortly after Trump’s consultation with European leaders, who said that the president assured them that he would make a priority in an attempt to achieve a ceasefire In Ukraine When he meets with Putin on Friday in Anchorage.

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski joined many Kiev’s major allies at the virtual meeting with the American leader, and Zelinski told the group that Putin was “deceived” before the planned summit about Russia’s ability to occupy all Ukraine and get rid of sanctions.

German Chancellor Friedrich Mirz then said that “important decisions” can be taken in Alaska, but stressed that “the main European and Ukrainian security interests must be protected.”

Mirz held a meeting on Wednesday in an attempt to make sure European and Ukrainian leaders hear before the summit.

He stressed that the ceasefire should come at the beginning of the negotiations. He told reporters that Trump “also wants to make this one of his priorities” at the meeting with Putin.

French President Emmanuel Macron said in a separate appearance in France that Trump was “very clear” that the United States wanted a ceasefire at the top.

After Friday’s summit, Macron added, “He will search for a future triple meeting” – one of which includes Trump, Putin and Zellinski. He said he hoped to be held in Europe “in a neutral country acceptable to all parties.”

“Ukraine should sit on the table as soon as there are follow -up meetings.

The European allies have I pushed for the involvement of Ukraine In any peace conversations, fear that the discussions that exclude Kiev could prefer Moscow.

Ukrainian president, who traveled to Berlin to join the meeting along with Mirz, has repeatedly lower over whether Putin will negotiate in good faith. On Wednesday, he said that the immediate ceasefire was the “central theme” in Alaska, but he also argued that Putin “certainly does not want peace.”

Zelinski said that Putin “is trying to exert pressure … in all sectors of the Ukrainian front” in an attempt to show that Russia is “able to occupy all Ukraine.” He added that Putin relieves that the sanctions “do not concern him and are not effective.” “In fact, sanctions are very useful and strike the economy of war in Russia.”

Risks for Europe

Trump said he wanted to see whether Putin is serious about ending the war, now in his fourth year, describing the Friday summit as a “feeling of feeling” where he can evaluate the intentions of the Russian leader.

However, Trump was disappointed by the allies in Europe by saying that Ukraine would have to abandon some Russian -controlled lands. He also said that Russia should accept Land bodiesAlthough it is not clear what Putin is expected to surrender.

On Monday, Trump broadcast repeated opportunities to say that he would push for Zelinski to participate in his discussions with Putin, and he refused Zelinski and his need to be part of an attempt to search for peace. Trump said that after Friday’s summit, a meeting between Russian and Ukrainian leaders can be arranged, or that it could also be a meeting with “Putin and Zellinski and me.”

The Europeans and Ukraine are careful because Putin, who launched the largest land war in Europe since 1945 and used Russia’s energy may In an attempt to intimidate the European Union, it may provide favorable concessions and determine the outlines of the peace agreement without it.

The extreme fear of many European countries is that Putin will put his opposite on one of them if he wins in Ukraine.

“If there is no movement on the Russian side in Alaska, the United States and the Europeans must increase pressure” on Moscow.

The non -extended ground concessions of Kyiv

Zelinski said on Tuesday Putin Ukraine wants to withdraw from the remaining 30 % of the Donetsk region, which still controls as part of The ceasefire dealThe suggestion that the leader categorically rejected.

Zelinski He repeated the assertion that Ukraine will not abandon any region it controls, saying that It will be unconstitutional It will only serve as a starting point for a future Russian invasion.

He said Diplomatic discussions led by the United States The focus on ending the war did not address the major Ukrainian demands, including security guarantees to prevent Russian aggression in the future, including Europe in negotiations.

Three weeks after Trump’s promise to his post, his administration took the influence of NATO membership in Ukraine Out of the table – Putin’s thing – and pointed out that the European Union and Ukraine should deal with security in Europe now while America focuses its attention elsewhere.

Senior European Union officials believe that Trump may be satisfied with just securing a ceasefire in Ukraine and that it may be more interested in the interests of the wider United States and great powerful policy, with the aim of increasing business with Russia and rehabilitating Putin.

Russian progress in Donbas

The Russian forces on the ground in Ukraine were closed in a major regional place throughout the city of Boukerrovsk, in the East Donbas region, which has an industrial heart in Ukraine, which Putin has long developed.

Military analysts who use open source information to monitor battles said that Ukraine’s ability to repel this progress may be decisive: the loss of Bokrovsk will hand over Russia an important victory before the summit and can hold Ukrainian supply lines to the Donetsk region, where the Kremlin focused on the largest part of the military efforts.

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Corbiti mentioned from Paris. This report contributed to this report in Kiev, Ukraine, Stephanie Diazio in Berlin in the Associated Press writer, Annie Ma in Washington, Loren Cook in Brussels and Samia Kulayb in Kiev, Ukraine and Stephanie Dazio in Berlin.