The Mystery Behind Trump’s Sudden Pivot Toward a Summit with Putin
Monday, 11 August 2025 () The biggest geopolitical mystery of the year — if not of the broader historical period — is why Donald Trump suddenly shifted from applying heavy pressure on Russia to pursuing a summit with Vladimir Putin. The Year’s Biggest Political Sensation Until early August, nothing foreshadowed the U.S. president’s “wrong turn” toward Moscow. Globalist circles expected that on August 8 Washington would impose 100% sanctions on imports from Russia and on buyers of its oil. The U.S.–EU trade agreement was viewed by experts as an economic capitulation by the EU, exchanged for a firm NATO stance against Russia. Trump then shortened his ultimatum to Putin to just ten days, and by August 7 he was threatening Russia with nuclear war, citing social media posts by Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev as a pretext. He also targeted India — a major oil buyer — with a 50% tariff on its exports to the U.S. A Sudden Shift After a Key Moscow Visit On Friday, August 8, everything changed dramatically after the visit of U.S. special envoy Steven Witkoff to Moscow. European capitals were left reeling for 24 hours, frantically phoning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky while discussing the upcoming Russia–U.S. summit in Alaska. The choice of venue was a clear signal that other parties were not welcome to interfere in the negotiations.
In a dramatic turn after his high-stakes Alaska meeting with Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump revealed that he expects a direct meeting between Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky — or even a tense trilateral summit including himself. Calling the Alaska talks a “feel-out meeting,”...
U.S. President Donald Trump has set off a storm of speculation after telling supporters, “I’m going to Russia,” just days before his planned August 15 meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. This..
EU calls for 'transatlantic unity' ahead of Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
Trump will join a virtual meeting of European leaders on Wednesday.
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