Speaking to Kyiv Post, Alaskan state senator decries negotiations “without Ukraine at the table” as unjust. Ex-military officer warns Trump “is more interested in obtaining the Nobel Peace Prize”.
WASHINGTON DC – The conspicuous exclusion of Ukrainian representation from a pivotal bilateral summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, set for this Friday in Anchorage, has ignited widespread international disquiet and sharp criticism from Kyiv, its key allies, and even local Alaskan officials, who contend the format undermines a durable peace and risks legitimizing Russia’s territorial gains.
Alaska State Senator Löki Gale Tobin, a Democrat whose constituency includes downtown Anchorage and the strategic Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the summit’s venue, articulated a prevailing sense of unease.