Former Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin believes that for the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin the most important task today is to hold a personal meeting with the American leader Donald Trump to demonstrate that they are guided by the negotiation process regarding the end of the war in Ukraine. During the telemarathon, the diplomat noted that the Kremlin leader is trying to move our state and Europe from this process.

" He added that it is important that the bets of Trump and Putin become clear during subsequent contacts and whether the American leader will be able to act from a position of power. This will probably be known in about two weeks.

The personal factor is of great importance during such negotiations, the diplomat notes. He said about Trump that he has a business mentality, he knows how to negotiate and immediately raises bets, and about Putin, that he considers himself a “savior” of his own regime and he built by him.

Now it’s hard to say how the " But Trump is in a much stronger position: " His support is growing because Americans perceive his activity. Now the best position is to start crushing from the standpoint of power "

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Recall, US President Donald Trump said the States reaches progress in negotiations to stop the war between Russia and Ukraine.

He first confirmed his contacts with the head of the Kremlin Vladimir Putin, but refused to tell the details of this conversation. Expert of the Ukrainian Prisma Foreign Policy Council Alexander Kraev drew attention to the fact that Russians who used to demonstrate everything as their own victory did not make any statements about the positive results of the leading conversation for themselves. He also noted that the US president began to talk more clearly about security guarantees for Ukraine, which indicates that for him this topic is key and there will be no agreements.