Foreign Policy

Trump-Putin Summit Excludes Ukraine, Undermining America’s Strategic Interests

By Economics Desk | August 13, 2025

As President Trump prepares to meet Putin without Ukrainian leaders, the sidelining of Kyiv threatens to reward Russian aggression and jeopardize American and European security.

President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska reveals a dangerous blind spot in America's approach to the ongoing war in Ukraine. While Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and other European leaders for critical talks in Berlin, Trump moves forward with a Russia summit that conspicuously excludes the very nation under siege. How Long Will America Side-Step Ukrainian Sovereignty? President Zelenskyy’s presence at the Berlin meetings signals an attempt by Europe to assert Ukrainian interests before discussions with Moscow, yet Washington’s decision to hold private talks with Putin absent Kyiv sends a...

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