In short

• The Economist warns of the possibility of Ukraine losing important eastern territories to Russia as a result of U.S. diplomacy.
• Donald Trump, according to the weekly, could do more harm to Ukraine than Vladimir Putin by pursuing a quick peace, which would increase his chances of winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
• The security guarantees discussed by Zelensky and Trump are unclear and raise doubts about their effectiveness.

The British"The Economist" writes about Kyiv's possible loss of important territory. It states that the US is ready to hand over heavily fortified eastern Ukraine to Russia.

War in Ukraine Trump's"rushed" diplomacy

The Economist writes about the "harm" Trump could inflict on Ukraine by naively trusting Putin that he won't invade the neighboring country again. Recall that the first attack of aggression occurred in 2014, and a full-scale invasion followed in February 2022.

The British weekly explains that despite the ongoing Russian military offensive in eastern Ukraine, Moscow"will not gain the territory Putin wants through a peace agreement."

In this context, he criticizes Donald Trump's"rushed" and "unpredictable" diplomacy. By achieving a quick peace in Eastern Europe, the US president wants to increase his chances of receiving this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

Volodymyr Zelensky will find himself in a difficult position, under pressure from Trump to agree to Putin's demands, according to the weekly's publication.

USA. Zelensky met with Trump. They discussed"security guarantees"

The Economist emphasizes that the "security guarantees" that Volodymyr Zelensky discussed with Donald Trump are vaguely formulated, which poses another threat to the Ukrainian side.

"Can these guarantees be relied on? At first glance, probably not (...). It is hard to imagine anything more destructive to European security than peacekeeping forces that receive no support when attacked," we read.

As a reminder, some allies from the so-called coalition of the willing have declared their intention to send troops as part of a stabilization mission in eastern Ukraine. Washington, but also Warsaw, have declared that they will not participate in such a mission.

Source :"The Economist"