Russia’s ex-President Dmitri Medvedev triumphed. “The meeting has shown that negotiations are possible without prior conditions and at the same time with the continuation of the special surgery military operation,” wrote Medvedev at Telegram. Russia officially describes the war against Ukraine with military special surgery.
It was completely unclear whether Putin made concessions in the about three -hour conversation with Trump. According to information from Moscow, a three-person meeting with Trump, Putin and Selenskyj was not an issue.
US Senator Lindsey Graham, on the other hand, expressed the hope that such a three-man summit could make the breakthrough to peace before Christmas. If such a meeting should not occur, he called for consequences for Putin and “those who buy his oil and gas”.
The question of whether the United States is available as a guarantee for peace remained unanswered from Washington. In a statement by several European heads of state and government – among them Chancellor Merz – it was said that Washington was greeted with security guarantees.
A consent of Ukraine to a negotiating solution is only conceivable if it can be sure that its state existence and sovereignty remains effectively preserved, it was also said from government circles in Berlin.
The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said according to a separate message: “I welcome the willingness of the United States to give solid security guarantees together with Europe as part of an agreement between Ukraine.”
France’s President Emmanuel Macron demanded that the pressure on Russia had to be maintained. At the same time, he also spoke out for robust security guarantees. On Sunday a video count of the “coalition of the willing” should take place, as it was said by the Élysée Palace in Paris. This means the allied Kievs, which are ready to support a mission for peacekeeping. Macron will lead the meeting together with Federal Chancellor Merz and the British Prime Minister Strander.
Italy’s head of government Giorgia Meloni announced that Trump had taken up the Italian idea of a collective protective clause based on the model of Article 5 of NATO. According to Ukraine Meloni, this would enable the support of all of its partners, including the United States, to be intervened that are willing to intervene in the event of a new attack. However, there were initially no concrete statements on the US side.
With regard to his visit to Washington on Monday, Selenskyj announced: “I will discuss all the details about the end of the murder, about the end of the war with President Trump in Washington on Monday.” A real peace had to be achieved, not just a further break between Russian invasions.
