El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, y el de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, han llegado a Alaska antes de sus conversaciones de alto nivel sobre Ucrania. La esperada reunión a solas entre Trump y Putin se ha ampliado para incluir a los funcionarios estadounidenses Steve Witkoff y Marco Rubio y a otros funcionarios rusos.

Russian forces have invaded Ukraine from land, air and sea with strikes causing widespread damage. Global leaders have condemned the move and imposed sanctions.

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US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have convened in Alaska for a summit that was initially set to be a one-on-one meeting but has since expanded to include additional advisers from both countries. The change in format, which now features a three-on-three arrangement, is viewed as a positive development by European and Ukrainian leaders concerned about previous solo meetings between the two leaders.

The inclusion of top US officials, such as military and economic advisers, is seen as a signal of alignment with NATO and European allies. This broader participation is expected to provide more comprehensive support to President Trump and ensure a more detailed record of the discussions. Economic topics, including the potential easing of sanctions and strengthening of US-Russia economic ties, are anticipated to be part of the agenda.

Trump y Putin llegan a Alaska para una cumbre histórica

Y Nancy Cordes, que viaja con el presidente, Nancy, ¿cuál es la explicación de la Casa Blanca ...de lo que se describió como una reunión individual? Ahora, usted podría imaginar las negociaciones en curso en el que, si consiguen a través de esa pregunta de un alto el fuego, ahora los rusos pueden tener una conversación con el secretario de comercio, secretario del tesoro, toda la recompensa de las relaciones de EE.UU. podría ser presentada ante ellos. ¿Es ese el contexto en el que se reúne esta agrupación, o simplemente cómo la Casa Blanca explicándolo? John, le hemos hecho esa misma pregunta a la Casa Blanca. No hemos obtenido una respuesta todavía porque tanto ellos como los rusos estaban diciendo, hasta que el Presidente Trump aterrizó, que esto iba a ser una reunión uno-a-uno. Ahora, de repente, es un tres contra tres. Como se puede imaginar, los líderes ucranianos y los líderes europeos en general son probablemente un gran suspiro de alivio al respecto, porque todos han visto lo que ha sucedido en el pasado cuando Donald Trump ha estado solo en una habitación con Vladimir Putin, más famoso en esa cumbre en Helsinki, Finlandia, en 2018, donde el presidente Trump salió de su reunión con Putin, hizo una conferencia de prensa conjunta, tal como estábamos anticipando ocurrirá hoy, y dijo que creía a Vladimir Putin por encima de los 17 servicios de inteligencia de EE.UU. que dijeron que Rusia se había entrometido en las elecciones de 2016. Su gran temor al ir a esta cumbre era que Trump se dejara influir por Putin, que sería persuadido por Putin para ver su lado de las cosas en toda una serie de cuestiones, desde el territorio ucraniano a la pertenencia de Ucrania a la OTAN y la UE y las garantías de seguridad para los ucranianos y así sucesivamente. Así que el hecho de que Marco Rubio ahora va a estar en esa habitación, Steve Whitkoff es ahora va a estar en esa habitación, y que no sólo va a ser Trump y Putin, es probablemente una señal importante para los europeos que las cosas van a ir en la forma en que esperaban que lo harían. Y sólo quiero recordar a nuestros televidentes ahora que están viendo la repetición de la introducción de los dos hombres, la reintroducción, la primera vez que han estado cara a cara desde 2019 que sepamos. Y estamos esperando a que se produzca esa especie de comienzo formal de una reunión, y esperamos que ver fotos de eso en breve. Quiero pasar a Samantha Vinograd, una colaboradora de seguridad nacional aquí en CBS Noticias que sirvió durante la administración Biden, para obtener alguna perspectiva, porque, ya sabes, Sam, ha sido interesante ver lo rápido que ha sucedido la reorganización sólo en el pasado de quién está participando. Sabemos que el principal asesor militar del presidente, el General Kane, ha sido añadido. Tiene mucha credibilidad, me han dicho, con el presidente. El Comandante Supremo Aliado es una declaración que lo trae aquí a Alaska. Me han dicho que conoce muy bien la lucha en Ucrania. Al principio, la administración no quería esa presencia militar aquí, pero luego, me han dicho, pensaron que era mejor tener a los combatientes aquí. ¿Qué te indica eso? ¿Es parte de una flexión? ¿Eso te indica que van a formar parte de una conversación formal? Bueno, te diré, Margaret, que habiendo formado parte de cumbres a nivel de jefes de estado en el en el pasado, los detalles sobre quién está en una reunión a menudo se finalizan en el último minuto. Eso no es totalmente inusual. Tener estos asesores militares sobre el terreno en Anchorage creo que es una flexión. También creo, al punto de Nancy, que envía una señal de que el presidente Trump es aliado y alineado, al menos por ahora, con nuestros aliados en la OTAN, nuestros aliados en Europa. Así que eso es un positivo neto. Tener otros asesores en la sala para lo que era un uno-a-uno y ahora se ha convertido en lo que llamaríamos una reunión restringida, una reunión de un grupo más pequeño, es también positivo desde el punto de vista de la contrainteligencia. perspectiva. Contar con funcionarios estadounidenses adicionales junto al presidente Trump, en lugar de sólo un traductor, permitirá que el Presidente Trump sea apoyado por individuos con información que él no tiene. tiene y para que haya un registro más completo de la reunión en sí. Eso ha sido un problema en el pasado. Así que, en general, la presencia de estos diferentes funcionarios es netamente positiva. Y voy a señalar que la presencia de asesores financieros y de inversión en ambos lados, ambos en el lado de EE.UU. y el lado ruso, es probablemente visto como un positivo por Vladimir Putin, porque sabe que la inversión y el crecimiento económico son un punto débil para el Presidente Trump. Y así, su capacidad para cambiar la conversación hacia la mejora de EE.UU. - Rusia bilateral económica bilaterales, que incluiría el levantamiento de las sanciones y los controles a la exportación. algo que el Presidente Putin considera positivo desde el punto de vista de la participación.

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