Trump fails on ceasefire, boosts Putin’s legitimacy - expert
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Sat, 16 Aug 2025 12:58:00 +0300

Ihor Chalenko, head of the Center for Analysis and Strategies, expressed this opinion on Espreso TV."Regarding the meeting in Alaska, in my opinion, Trump lost for a simple reason. Let me explain. In a brief Fox News interview, Trump said he wanted to achieve at least some ceasefire from the meeting with Putin. However, this did not happen. We saw a hastily changed negotiation format and reduced time for one-on-one talks. Instead of a multi-hour face-to-face conversation, all we got was a ride in Trump’s Cadillac," commented the political scientist.According to him, we saw exaggerated displays of friendliness—a red carpet, American soldiers kneeling before the Russian plane."But at the same time, I noticed a B-2 flying over the heads of Putin and Trump. Let me remind you that the B-2 was recently used in combat missions against Iranian nuclear sites. This could be interpreted as a hint, similar to how Putin once showed his dog to Merkel - it's a comparable approach. Trump decided to display power, but at the same time allowed full geopolitical whitewashing of the Kremlin dictator," Chalenko concluded.On the night of August 16, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, in a “3-on-3” format that lasted nearly three hours — their longest discussion yet. According to the U.S. leader, the meeting was “productive” and covered many issues, but “not on everything did we fully agree,” so “there is no deal yet.”
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