Zelensky is invited to the NATO summit, but without participation in working events, in order to minimize the likelihood of his accidental meetings with Trump.
After US President Donald J. Trump left the G7 meeting in Canada early and ditched his meeting with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in the process, the world could see clearly what was widely suspected: the Kiev regime leader will have much less access to Trump, and the military support for his war effort is now all but over.
Now, the next ‘golden opportunity’ for Zelensky to try to meet with Trump would be next week’s 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague (Netherlands). The event is scheduled for June 24–25.
But several reports, notably by UK’s The Times (behind a paywall), suggest that the Summit has been ‘tailored to accommodate Trump’s preferences’, including a shortened duration of about two and a half hours and a concise one-page communiqué.
Zelensky now fears to be ignored again.
Also, while Zelensky has been invited to the summit, his participation has been deliberately limited to avoid ‘awkward meetings’ with Trump.
He is not expected to be included in key working events or the main opening dinner, and interactions with Trump are being restricted ‘due to the risk of a public dispute’.
Also, the summit’s communiqué will likely avoid mentioning ‘Ukraine’s irreversible path to NATO membership’.
Zelensky may not attend NATO summit next week.
So, now, it’s been reported – with the usual ‘off-the-record’ Kiev sources – that the man Trump once branded as ‘a dictator without elections’ may not even go to the event.
The Guardian reported:
“Some Ukrainian officials said they were not sure now if it will be worth Zelenskyy attending the Nato summit in The Hague next week since there was no guarantee that Trump would attend.”
Kyiv Independent reported:
“Some in Kyiv are unsure if Zelensky’s presence at the June 24-25 summit would be worthwhile without a confirmed meeting with Trump, whom they had hoped to engage directly in efforts to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin into accepting a ceasefire.
{…} One official told the Guardian that Ukraine is in a ‘permanent hazard’ of becoming a victim of ‘Trump’s short attention span’, adding that Russia has exploited this uncertainty by fresh aerial attacks. The source added that there had been ‘all sorts of promises for this summit’, including U.S. arms.”
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