Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at a conference in 2017 (EPA)
EA on International Outlets: Ukraine — US Elections Won’t Stop Trump’s Alliance with Kremlin
I joined Poland’s TVP World on Monday to assess the forthcoming Ukraine-Russia talks and whether Donald Trump and his envoys will be backing Moscow.
Moving beyond Trump’s statement that Ukraine will have to give up territory, I look at the summary of his son-in-law Jared Kushner of the American position.
I take apart the proposal of a mutual security guarantee to expose its effective backing of Russia’s demands. I ask about Kushner’s invocation of “sovereignty” and “territorial integrity”: why does that not include an immediate ceasefire on the frontlines and Russian withdrawal from Ukraine?
I evaluate the necessity of Europe having a role in the talks and assess if that will happen. (The interview was recorded before confirmation that the European Union, NATO, and European representatives will be in Abu Dhabi, although it is not known in what capacity.)
