Kremlin uses Alaska summit to split US and Europe - ISW
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According to analysts, the Kremlin seeks to divide the US and Europe during the upcoming summit in Alaska. Russia is trying to present Ukraine and Europe as an obstacle to peace.
The Kremlin is trying to use the upcoming summit in Alaska to divide the United States and Europe, rather than to conduct meaningful peace talks. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), UNN reports.
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Analysts, in particular, point to the statement by Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev that Europe is trying to prevent the United States from helping to stop the war in Ukraine.
Leonid Slutsky, head of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), stated on August 9 that European countries are pursuing anti-Russian policies and are trying to prevent a quick peaceful settlement in Ukraine. Russian political scientist Sergei Markov told the Washington Post on August 10 that Russia's main interest at the Alaska summit is to portray Ukraine and Europe, not Russia, as an obstacle to peace in Ukraine.
ISW notes that European and Ukrainian politicians, including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, have consistently demonstrated their readiness to conduct good-faith ceasefire negotiations to advance peace initiatives, which Russia has consistently rejected, "seeking battlefield successes and additional concessions from Ukraine and the West."
The Kremlin has long sought to weaken unity between the United States, Europe, and Ukraine as part of a broader campaign aimed at deterring further Western support for Ukraine and diverting attention from Russia's intransigence on the peace process and unwillingness to compromise on Putin's initial war demands.
Analysts suggest that Russia is "very likely to violate and weaponize any future ceasefire agreements in Ukraine, blaming Ukraine for violations, as it has repeatedly done in the spring of 2025."
Recall
In its reaction to the announced meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Putin in Alaska, the Kremlin actively referred to Russian narratives about Russia's historical claims to the American peninsula.