• “I was able to show our American colleagues on the map who really controls what on the battlefield.”
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2/ Security guarantees
• Discussed not just a temporary pause, but a framework for “real peace.”
• The U.S. has signaled it will help coordinate and also directly participate in providing security guarantees for Ukraine.
3/ • These guarantees are expected to be formalized on paper within 7–10 days.
• Ukraine has prepared a $90 billion weapons purchase package from the U.S. as part of the guarantees.
4/ Prisoner exchange
• Trump agreed to help prepare an “all-for-all” exchange — covering not only soldiers, but also journalists, political prisoners, and others.
5/ Negotiations with russia
• The U.S. proposes a trilateral meeting (U.S.–Ukraine–russia) “as soon as possible.”
• Trump has already contacted the russian side.
• russia suggested first holding a bilateral Ukraine–russia meeting, followed by a trilateral one.
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Short highlights from Zelenskyy’s conversation with Trump, along with explanations of what happened and what expectations were voiced during the morning meetings at the Ukrainian embassy.
Below are the main takeaways and details:
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2/ ✅ Security guarantees.
This is the starting point for ending the war. According to Zelenskyy, the U.S. has sent a “clear signal” that it will coordinate and take part in these guarantees; there is political will, and details are expected to be formalized within a week.
3/ Ukraine sees three components:
Long-term external financing for a strong army (primarily funding military salaries).
A large U.S. weapons package, with emphasis on aviation and air defense (the proposals amount to around $90 billion).
Why Ukraine Can’t Simply Give Up Territory to Russia
I keep hearing people say, “Why doesn’t Ukraine just give Russia some land so the war can end?”
It sounds simple, but it’s actually dangerous thinking — for Ukraine, for Europe, and for the whole world.
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2/ 1. Borders matter — and the world agreed on them.
After WWII, the global community decided: no country can take land by force. When the USSR collapsed in 1991, Ukraine became independent within its existing borders. So, did the Russian Federation.
3/ 2. Russia already promised to respect Ukraine’s borders.
1994 Budapest Memorandum — Russia guaranteed Ukraine’s sovereignty when Ukraine gave up nuclear weapons.
1997 Treaty of Friendship — Russia again recognized Ukraine’s borders, including Crimea.
Lessons from history everyone should know: How the U.S. kept saving russia.
In the 1920s, russia begged the United States to save it from famine. The U.S. sent food, and soon after, russia seized new territories once held by the empire.
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2/ In the 1930s, the USSR asked the U.S. to rescue its economy, help launch industrialization, and build factories. Washington obliged — enabling the Soviets to rearm and prepare for war.
3/ In 1939, russia and Nazi Germany jointly invaded Poland, starting World War II.
By 1941, after Germany turned on the USSR, moscow once again pleaded for U.S. help. America delivered weapons and resources.
Putin’s top priority was to keep Zelensky from attending the Alaska meeting.
Putin rejected a three-way meeting proposed by Trump because Zelensky’s presence would require real negotiations, making it harder for Moscow to hide its lack of interest.
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2/ By insisting on a bilateral meeting with Trump, Putin could try to offer terms acceptable to this U.S. administration but unacceptable to Ukraine.
3/ This will again give Trump an option to blame Zelensky for “standing in the way of peace,” taking the pressure off Putin.