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Ukraine seeks security guarantees at Alaska summit with Trump and Putin
Kyiv pushes for binding guarantees and accountability as talks unfold, aiming to prevent a mere photo-op and protect Ukraine’s future.
Kyiv seeks binding guarantees and accountability as a high stakes meeting between Trump and Putin unfolds in Alaska.
Ukraine seeks security guarantees at Alaska summit with Trump and Putin
Kyiv says it wants binding security guarantees and accountability for Russia’s war, including compensation for destruction and the return of abducted children and prisoners of war. It also rejects any deal that would ease Russia back into the global economy if that would empower renewed aggression. Ukraine’s stance emphasizes that lasting peace requires concrete terms rather than vague promises. The mood in Kyiv is skeptical about breakthroughs. Zelenskyy has said peace requires Russia to back down, while a top Ukrainian lawmaker warned that the summit may not deliver a breakthrough and that Putin remains focused on Ukraine’s destruction.
Key Takeaways
"I don’t expect any breakthrough from this summit. Putin did not abandon his ultimate goal to destroy Ukraine. He can only agree to a ceasefire that will create the conditions for our destruction."
Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the foreign relations committee in the Ukrainian parliament, on expectations for the Alaska talks
"In the case of Trump and his diplomacy, it’s all for the sake of the picture … A spectacle for the media, like the meeting with Kim Jong Un. But for Putin, this meeting means a lot, as it shows him as the leader of a great state with its political interests, not an international pariah he should have been, as he has not abandoned his desire to destroy Ukraine’s statehood."
Merezhko's assessment of the diplomacy around the summit
"If there is to be peace, Russia has to back down."
Zelenskyy on Telegram outlining a condition for peace
The Alaska meeting is a stage for three actors: Ukraine, the United States allied partners, and Russia. The talks risk turning into a display of optics rather than a solid policy accord. If Western partners insist on enforceable guarantees, Kyiv could keep leverage even as Moscow seeks sanctions relief and a path to reintegration. The challenge is to balance desire for dialogue with the need for verifiable terms, so that diplomacy does not become a shield for renewed aggression. This moment tests whether diplomacy can outpace the momentum of war or fade into a media spectacle.
Highlights
- Security guarantees must outlast the headlines
- A real peace needs more than a photo op for leaders
- Putin seeks legitimacy not just a pause
- Kyiv watches the podium and holds the line
Political and security risk ahead of Alaska talks
The Alaska summit brings high political stakes as Kyiv seeks hard guarantees while Moscow and its allies push for terms that could ease sanctions or redefine Russia’s role in the world. If no enforceable commitments are secured, Kyiv may face skepticism at home and abroad and markets could react to perceived weakness.
Diplomacy is a test of substance over show. The next moves will reveal whether talks translate into real protection for Ukraine.
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