That’s why Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and key European allies will use a pre-summit meeting with Trump on Wednesday to map out red lines they hope will deter Putin from using an accord with Trump as an opportunity to regroup and press on with his core objective — not the seizure of a bit of eastern Ukraine but rather the destruction of an independent, democratic Ukrainian state. I told the President of the United States of America and all our European colleagues: “Putin is bluffing.” He is trying to exert pressure ahead of the meeting in Alaska on all sectors of the Ukrainian front. 1/ A few months before the municipal elections scheduled for Oct 4, GD has released a campaign showing footage from the war in Ukraine with the caption “No to War,” contrasted on the other side of the collage with images of renovated buildings and infrastructure in Tbilisi, captioned “Choose Peace.” [image or embed] — Publika.ge (@publikage.bsky.social) August 13, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Author: Adam L Silverman
Published at: 2025-08-13 22:44:15
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