“A great day for the White House” – Trump writes on Truth Social, asserting “a great honor for America. We’ll see what the outcomes will be” as he hosts Ukraine’s President Zelensky and a host of European leaders in Washington.
Donald Trump on the Washington Summit: We’ll See What the Outcomes Will Be
“A great day for the White House [https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/wiadomosci/0,114916.html?tag=Bia%C5%9B+Dom#anchorLink]. We have never had so many European leaders here at the same time” – wrote Donald Trump on his Truth Social platform [https://wiadomosci.gazeta.pl/platforma-obywatelska#anchorLink]. “A great honor for America. We’ll see what the results will be” – he added. On Monday around 7 PM Polish time, the meeting between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump will begin. At 9 PM, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz [https://next.gazeta.pl/next/7,168930,32116646,kanclerz-merz-e3-i-kurs-na-europe-ten-skrot-warto-zapamietac.html#anchorLink], British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Finnish President Alexander Stubb will join them. Meanwhile, just before the summit in Washington, Zelensky met with U.S. special envoy for Ukraine, Keith Kellogg.
Russian Analyst: Trump Has No Plans
According to American and Russian media reports, Moscow demanded control over Donbas and Crimea and a special status for the Russian language in Ukraine. According to independent Russian analyst Kirill Rogov, Donald Trump still has no plan to peacefully resolve the conflict in Ukraine. According to Rogov, if Putin’s demands are accepted by Donald Trump, it means the U.S. president has no peace plan. Trump listened to Putin and then relayed his demands. Regarding security guarantees, we cannot say Trump has any plan. Trump said something like “I don’t know what I’m supposed to do or how it will be implemented.” These mistakes will be clarified at the meeting by Zelensky and European partners – according to the Russian analyst.
Voices from Germany: Trump Is No Longer on Our Side
The Monday summit is widely commented in Germany. Roderich Kiesewetter, a German politician from the CDU, emphasizes that today more than ever Ursula von der Leyen, Friedrich Merz and other European politicians present in the American capital must show European unity. A member of Merz’s party stated that Donald Trump “is no longer on our side”. Former CDU leader Armin Laschet referred to a “decisive week”. In his assessment, the most important is the security guarantees for the Old Continent. Professor Thomas Jäger believes that Donald Trump is not interested in security guarantees from Russia, because … Die Welt reports that for Donald Trump Ukraine is a secondary matter; he cares more about Taiwan. Therefore he is ready to give Vladimir Putin what he expects. In exchange for Europe’s security he aims to gain a partner in Asia.
