The Kremlin is trying to use the upcoming Alaska summit to divide the US from Europe, instead of engaging in real peace efforts. The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) stated this in its analysis, News.bg reports.
On August 10, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev wrote in his Telegram channel in English and Russian that Europe is preventing the US from helping to end the war in Ukraine. A day earlier, the leader of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia Leonid Slutsky accused European countries of “anti-Russian policy” and in attempts to prevent a quick peace agreement.
On August 10, Russian political scientist Sergei Markov told the Washington Post that Moscow’s main goal at the Alaska meeting was to present Ukraine and Europe, not Russia, as an obstacle to peace. He stressed that Russia had no intention of backing down and was only prepared to consider a temporary halt to the offensive to capture Odessa, Kharkiv, Kherson, and Zaporizhia.
Markov expressed hope that Donald Trump would attribute responsibility for the war to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders.
ISW notes that Ukrainian and European representatives, including Zelensky, have consistently demonstrated readiness for good-faith negotiations and real ceasefire agreements. Proposals that Moscow systematically rejects in its quest to achieve gradual military victories and additional concessions.
The analysis emphasizes that the Kremlin has long sought to weaken the cohesion between the United States, Europe and Ukraine in order to hinder Western support for Kiev. Russia continues to refuse to compromise on its strategic goals: preventing Ukraine from joining NATO, changing the regime in Kiev in favor of pro-Russian rule and demilitarizing the country. Conditions tantamount to complete surrender.
According to ISW, Moscow will most likely violate and use as a weapon any future ceasefire agreement, accusing Ukraine of violations, as it already did in the spring of 2025.