Tusk announced consultations between the US and the EU before the talks between Trump and Putin

The United States has promised to consult with the European Union (EU) before a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump. This was announced on August 11 by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

According to him, the European group is in contact with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky. Tusk clarified that he had a detailed conversation with him on his own.

"The American side has also committed itself to hold consultations with its European partners before the meeting in Alaska," he said during a press conference at the Nitro—Chem enterprise, which was broadcast on the chancellery's website.

The Polish Prime Minister stressed that he has many fears and hopes about the meeting between Trump and Putin. According to him, European leaders also "feel uncertainty" about the outcome of this meeting.

Expectations from the meeting between Trump and Putin on both sides of the Pacific Ocean. What is known

Trump announced a meeting with Putin in Alaska on August 8. According to him, the heads of state will meet on Friday, August 15. Russian Presidential aide Yuri Ushakov called the choice of a venue for negotiations logical. According to him, the economic interests of the states intersect in the region, and in Alaska there are prospects for the implementation of joint projects.

Later, on August 11, Bloomberg reported on an attempt by Zelensky and the heads of European countries to prepare for a meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska. According to the publication, Kiev and its allies are trying to "avoid an outcome in which Ukraine will be forced to lose a significant part of its eastern territory."

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