All eyes are today aimed at Alaska (August 15) when US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Meet Putin for their long -awaited top about the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zensky is mainly excluded from the conversations and has warned that decisions made in his absence will be meaningless.
Now the Express has spoken with a resident of Kiev about her thoughts at the top and what it could mean for Ukraine. Victoria Maximova is a journalist and TV presenter who is born in the Ukrainian capital and lived there all her life. “I believe this top is a shame,” said Mrs. Maximova. “It appears that US President Donald Trump treats the international criminal and outcast, Vladimir Putin, as if he is a legitimate politician. No, he is not – he is a murderer and a kidnapper of Ukrainian children, and therefore the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for him.”
Mrs Maximova then described the Alaska -top as a ‘attempt to kill’ whitewash ‘and international criminal and terrorist’, who kill Ukrainian people and children every day. According to the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) of the United Nations (OHCHR), the total of the citizens who have been killed since the start of the war on February 24, 2022, is now more than 13,800, of which 726 were children. There were a total of 49,431 civilian casualties during the war, with 35,548 people reported injured.
In the meantime, according to President Trump’s estimate of January 2025, 700,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed. According to the British Ministry of Defense, more than a million Russian troops have been killed or injured since the full invasion.
When asked what the best result for Ukraine in the war would be at the moment, Mrs. Maximova said that the only way of acting has increased military aid for Ukraine.
“Despite his tricks and maneuvers, Putin is definitely not going to end the war,” she added. “He believes that he has the advantage on the battlefield and will win. His goal is now to buy time and prevent heavier sanctions.”
The most recent British sanctions are targeted entities that support the Russian military machine, energy export and information war, as well as financial institutions that help finance Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, according to AA gov.uk Press release in May. In July, the EU announced the 18th package of sanctions, which focused on reducing the energy income of Russia, reaching its banking sector, which further weakens the military -industrial complex, which strengthens anti -circum mentie measures and Russia holds its crimes against Ukrainian children and cultural.
Finally, when he was asked if she would personally be in order that Ukraine loses part of his territory to Russia for a peace agreement, Maximova responded challengingly.
“This is an inappropriate question. The Constitution of Ukraine officially prohibits Ukrainian territory to reduce another country, just like international law. In fact, 20% of Ukraine is already occupied by the Russian Federation. Some areas have been occupied since 2014,” referring to Russia in February.
“But legally these areas must always be considered Ukrainian, because the law says so. And of course these areas must be sent back, because Ukrainians live there who are waiting for Ukraine. These people are currently robbed of fundamental human rights and live under the control of a country without law – the Russian Federation.”
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