The meeting of US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin will have the character of a PR campaign, and for Ukraine it is important that no agreements are reached between them behind her back.

On this on the air of ObozTV, said an expert on international affairs, Yevgeny Yaroshenko.

"For the US European allies, it is better to have a meeting first, and then a multilateral summit. Trump can use the meeting with Putin as a mechanism of pressure on European countries. Most likely the meeting between Trump and Putin will have the goal of more PR of the American president than the achievement of some political agreements, "he said..

According to the expert, the date of the meeting does not matter here for Kiev.

"The main thing is that any issues that are discussed between the US and Russia and concern us are not held behind our backs. The issue of Ukraine will not be in the first place, but not at the last. There will be a question of Syria, Iran, North Korea. Well, Ukraine is exactly one of the five topics of the talks, "he said..

Also Yaroshenko believes that Ukraine will be difficult to make a bargaining chip in such negotiations.

"For us, the priority is for Russia and the States to continue discussing the Ukrainian question with the direct or indirect participation of our state. Without the participation of Ukraine, any agreements on the Donbass, Crimea are unlikely to take into account our interests. But even if they try to conclude an unofficial agreement on Ukraine, then there are many questions whether Ukraine will adhere to them. As an example - Minsk agreements. Therefore, an agreement that can be signed behind our backs will be very difficult to implement, "he said..