Experts: Putin-Trump’s meeting may revive the upcoming dialogue between the two countries and enhance the reduction of escalation
Russian experts and analysts considered that the upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump represents a real opportunity to reduce the escalation in the Ukrainian conflict, pointing at the same time to the great obstacles – foremost of which is the collision position of Europe. The two leaders may also provide a new boost for cooperation between Russia and the United States, stressing that the Russian parliament will be ready to host the members of the US Congress in the future -according to what was published by the Russian newspaper Ezvisteia. The meeting place was not officially announced, but according to Russian presidential assistant Yuri Ushakov, the place was already agreed on the place. Switzerland, which hosted the United States and Russia’s recent summit in 2021, also expressed its willingness to facilitate direct negotiations. According to her long traditions in promoting peace and diplomacy & quot;
according to Richard Bensil, a professor at Cornell University in New York, Vladimir Putin is likely to postpone the imposition of new US sanctions, but in return it will not make any concessions. For his part, Trump does not see any reason to abandon the threat of sanctions, although he may postpone it as usual in exchange for Putin to express his support for the importance of negotiations with Ukraine, according to what the expert sees. It allows him to offer progress in negotiations with Russia, as political analyst Malik Dudakov told Azvinia. For Russia, it is necessary to influence the position of the Trump administration and persuade it to address the root causes of the current conflict seriously. Only then can be started talking about a real opportunity to reduce the escalation in the Ukrainian crisis & quot;
For his part, Konstantin Blukun, a prominent researcher at the Security Studies Center of the Russian Academy The two sides have reached an agreement on Ukraine, Europe remains an important factor, as it continues to support Ukraine, and Trump’s ability to pressure Europe is also limited & quot;
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