Ambassador Brink blasts Trump’s rudderless approach to Russia
Lacking any strategy on how to deal with Russia, the United States made a concession to Moscow with the Alaska summit without gaining anything in return, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink said on Aug. 15.
“I served as U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, living under [Russian dictator Vladimir] Putin’s missiles and drones for three years; I resigned, then spoke out against [U.S. President Donald] Trump’s Admin because we must stand up for our values at home and abroad,” Brink wrote in a Twitter post.
“The Trump Admin has no strategy when it comes to Putin and Russia. The shoot-from-the-hip approach will not help achieve U.S. interests.”
She warned that the Kremlin’s “ambitions extend beyond Ukraine,” with Putin looking to undermine both Europe and the United States.
“We've already given Putin a victory by meeting with the U.S. President on U.S. soil without making any concessions,” the ambassador continued.
“Putin started this war that's killed over 10k civilians, including 700 kids, and seen horrible devastation and atrocities.”
On Aug. 15, Trump and Putin are set to meet in Alaska at a U.S. military base near Anchorage, the state’s largest city.
Putin has not visited Western countries since 2021, when he met Joe Biden in Geneva amid Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine’s border ahead of its invasion. The last time he was in the U.S. was in 2015 for the U.N. General Assembly.
Trump said he expects to know “within the first two, three, four, or five minutes whether it’s going to be a good meeting or a bad meeting.” “And if it’s a bad meeting, it will end very quickly. But if it’s a good meeting, we will eventually achieve peace in the near future,” he said.
He added that if the talks are successful, a subsequent trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Putin, and Trump could be held as soon as possible.
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