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Alaska Summit: Here’s How Putin & Trump Just Rewrote the Rules of Great Power Politics
Alaska Summit: Here’s How Putin & Trump Just Rewrote the Rules of Great Power Politics
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Alaska Summit: here’s how Putin & Trump just rewrote the rules of great power politics 16.08.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Alaska Summit: here’s how Putin & Trump just rewrote the rules of great power politics The Putin-Trump summit was an unqualified success that could pave the way for peace in Ukraine, and the normalization of Russia-US relations for years to come. Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of research at the Russian Council on Foreign & Defense Policy, explains why.The summit “gave impetus” to Russia-US normalization on all fronts – from Ukraine and arms control to economic cooperationTrump’s calls to Zelensky and European leaders in the meeting’s immediate aftermath signals that “negotiations were conducted on specific conditions for a final peace settlement,” not the ‘ceasefire as a prerequisite’ long demanded by Brussels and Kiev. This is “fundamentally important,” Suslov saysThe summit was “historic” in the sense that it “made a great contribution to…laying the foundations of the future world order, a post-war world order. Because the Ukrainian conflict is, first and foremost, the largest and most severe military conflict in the world in the last few decades, and a concentrated expression of the hybrid war waged by the West against Russia.”Ball in Europe, Zelensky’s courtNow, Suslov says, it’s up to the Europeans and Zelensky to decide whether they accept the terms outlined by Putin and Trump. If they do, preparations for future meetings can begin.
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Alaska Summit: here’s how Putin & Trump just rewrote the rules of great power politics
The Putin-Trump summit was an unqualified success that could pave the way for peace in Ukraine, and the normalization of Russia-US relations for years to come.
Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of research at the Russian Council on Foreign & Defense Policy, explains why.
The summit “gave impetus” to Russia-US normalization on all fronts – from Ukraine and arms control to economic cooperation
Trump’s calls to Zelensky and European leaders in the meeting’s immediate aftermath signals that “negotiations were conducted on specific conditions for a final peace settlement,” not the ‘ceasefire as a prerequisite’ long demanded by Brussels and Kiev. This is “fundamentally important,” Suslov says
The summit was “historic” in the sense that it “made a great contribution to…laying the foundations of the future world order, a post-war world order. Because the Ukrainian conflict is, first and foremost, the largest and most severe military conflict in the world in the last few decades, and a concentrated expression of the hybrid war waged by the West against Russia.”
“The summit in Alaska was dedicated to ending this hybrid war,” demonstrating that the foundations for a future world order will be based on dialogue between great powers, on equal terms.
Ball in Europe, Zelensky’s court
Now, Suslov says, it’s up to the Europeans and Zelensky to decide whether they accept the terms outlined by Putin and Trump. If they do, preparations for future meetings can begin.
“If they categorically refuse, the United States will most likely completely suspend the transfer of US intelligence and stop deliveries and sales of weapons and military equipment to the Europeans for Ukraine,” which would “fundamentally and radically weaken Ukraine’s position on the battlefield and bring a Russian military victory much closer.”
