I disagree with those who claim that the summit between Trump and Putin in Alaska was useless; Last, with those who say it was a proof of Putin’s strength, given that on the field it is up to proof contrary to the advantage and that, although its actions are criminals, if you want peace it could not be ignored to infinity.
The anchor top is not useless because it opens up to a series of negotiations and diplomatic encounters that the world at the moment has great necessity, first of all. He had been explicitly asked not to complete any agreement without Ukraine and EU, a condition that Trump rightly supported. Obviously, behind this need for an agreement there are different issues, not only the Ukrainian one, which are destroyed in the maze of defense, nuclear, gas, “rare lands” and the new geopolitical and economic structure of the entire world. This war, which Putin in the absence of alternatives would continue to safely suffocate the internal malhumors, will certainly not cease only for the goodness of the two leaders; But this is not enough to deny the historical size of what happened, which opens a breach towards peace, the only one possible at this moment.
Two strong leaders have not been seen, let alone two winners. Two leaders met who are trying to strengthen each other, as evidenced by the statements at the conference. And this implies a weakness, a fear of something. Trump and Putin realized that they have slipped respectively in what in the long run, without dialogue and despite the pragmatic and current interests in the war, especially on the Russian side, would prove to be a dead end for both. Putin for western insulation that does not help the already weak Russian economy, for which the European market is vital. The head of the Kremlin also knows that dialogue with the US gives more strength to Russia and could avoid becoming a Chinese branch in the long run.
Trump, on the other hand, realized the increasingly concrete risk of a China-Russia-Brics coalition that would put the USA to the test. The duties and threats aimed at India for the purchase of Russian gas and oil are proof of this. In essence, although the western and democratic values defended in these 3 years are essential, the Tycoon has realized that the geopolitical situation could become unsustainable, since Ukraine cannot win on the field and that Russia could direct its markets elsewhere, to countries that would legitimize its criminal actions and would allow the economic survival, weakening the US.
The defense of Ukraine affects much more in the EU than in Trump, primarily for the rare lands that supply French nuclear power, and beyond. In addition, the American president, after having guaranteed 5% in military expenditure by NATO and 750 billion of gas and oil from the EU, a figure that however remains difficult to reach, on an energy, economic and strategic level, it can be more peaceful, also towards the resources that Russia itself could in the future sell in Europe.
In summary, it is clear that the war in Ukraine has offered this possibility of great economic negotiations between the USA and Russia aimed at remodeling global policy; However, the economic interests with the internal and international “credibility” that in recent years both Russia and the US have spent opposite parts in the conflict in Ukrainian, a war that to date is the pretext for these “business”, but now also represents its obstacle, however, in recent years.
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