The anticipation surrounding the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska was palpable among Americans, Europeans, and the Ukrainian people, who all hoped it would pave the way for a peace deal in Ukraine. However, as many skeptics, including myself, predicted, the summit did not meet these expectations.

Instead, it turned into a highly predictable failure.

A Summit That Validated Aggression

The Alaska Summit , rather than fostering peace, inadvertently validated President Vladimir Putin’s dictatorial methods and the credibility of his invasion of Ukraine. Prior to the summit, Ukraine launched drone strikes on Russian oil refineries. Russia is assessing that they have offensive momentum. Given this, they would not have any incentive to end the war.

A Game of Ego and Influence

President Trump

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