Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with the British channel Sky News that the meeting between the presidents of the United States and Russia, held last month in Alaska, was "successful for Vladimir Putin", News.bg reports.
“He got a lot from this meeting“, emphasized Zelensky, noting that Moscow used the conversation to reduce its international isolation. “And now there are photos with Trump“, the Ukrainian president added ironically.
According to him, Putin did not make any concessions, and “he should have paid more for the meeting with Trump“. Zelensky believes that a trilateral format would be far more effective than bilateral talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States. At the same time, Donald Trump himself admitted that the chances of such a meeting in the near future are small.
Zelensky once again called on the West to increase pressure on the Kremlin through new sanctions in order to accelerate the achievement of a ceasefire. He recalled that despite Trump's repeated threats to introduce punitive measures, no real action has been taken so far.
Zelensky's statements fit into his strategy to keep the West's attention on the war and to highlight the risks of bilateral agreements in which Kiev is absent. By insisting on a trilateral format and tougher sanctions, the Ukrainian president aims to prevent the gradual normalization of relations between Russia and the United States, which would weaken Putin's international isolation.