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August 19, 2025

Trump Adopts “Quickest Way To End A War Is To Lose It” Strategy For Ukraine

By: Sorcha Faal, and as reported to her Western Subscribers

A thought-provoking new Security Council (SC) report circulating in the Kremlin today first noting that the White House meeting President Donald Trump held yesterday with unelected puppet leader Ukrainian Dictator Vladimir Zelensky and his warmongering socialist European puppet masters began with the hilarious news: “Russian state-run media released a video of troops driving a captured US-made armored vehicle in Ukraine — flying both Russian and American flags in an unusual bit of propaganda”, says President Trump posted the announcement when the meeting ended: “I had a very good meeting with distinguished guests, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, President Emmanuel Macron, of France, President Alexander Stubb, of Finland, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, of Italy, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, of the United Kingdom, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte, in the White House, which ended in a further meeting in the Oval Office...During the meeting we discussed Security Guarantees for Ukraine, which Guarantees would be provided by the various European Countries, with a coordination with the United States of America...Everyone is very happy about the possibility of PEACE for Russia/Ukraine...At the conclusion of the meetings, I called President Putin, and began the arrangements for a meeting, at a location to be determined, between President Putin and President Zelenskyy...After that meeting takes place, we will have a Trilat, which would be the two Presidents, plus myself...Again, this was a very good, early step for a War that has been going on for almost four years...Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, are coordinating with Russia and Ukraine...Thank you for your attention to this matter!”.

After the White House meeting yesterday, this report notes, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz revealed: “The American president spoke with the Russian president and agreed that there would be a meeting between the Russian president and the Ukrainian president within the next two weeks”—and was a revelation joined with the news: “German Prime Minister Friedrich Merz, in remarks during a multilateral meeting between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and other European leaders, used his time to lecture President Trump about the need for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine before the next round of negotiations...Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni did not look amused during Merz’s monologue, looking annoyed and appearing to roll her eyes at Merz”.

Also after the White House meeting yesterday, this report continues, the Wall Street Journal assessed: “It would be no small feat to get Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a room together...But brokering a cease-fire—let alone a lasting peace that deters Russia from invading Ukraine again—will be an even greater diplomatic challenge than Trump has faced so far”—prominent Ukrainian civil society activist Daria Kaleniuk quickly proclaimed: “The meetings are like a reality show, which will lead to nothing”—former Ukrainian lawmaker Hanna Hopko, who travels the world arguing her country’s case, said when asked about how Ukrainians could trust Trump’s promises: “I’m laughing, honestly laughing...It’s about American credibility...It’s not about Trump...You guys are losing credibility worldwide”—and the leftist Washington Post most factually observed: “Alaska clarified what was unclear only to the obtuse: Putin wants to win the war, Trump wants to end it, and as George Orwell said, the quickest way to end a war is to lose it”.

As to what was clarified at the historic Alaska Summit, this report concludes, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov revealed: “It was clear that the head of the US and his team, firstly, sincerely wanted to achieve a result that would be long-term, sustainable, reliable, unlike the Europeans, who at that time were saying on every corner that only a ceasefire, and after that they would continue to supply weapons to Ukraine...President Trump and his team, especially after the meeting in Alaska, began to take a much deeper approach to resolving this crisis, realizing that it is necessary to eliminate the root causes, which we have constantly talked about”—a revelation joined by top Kremlin political analyst Nadezhda Romanenko, who, in his just released open letter “The EU And Kiev Are Losing, And Trump Is My Witness”, observed:

Monday’s White House summit featuring US President Donald Trump, Vladimir Zelensky, and several senior EU figures ended without any grand announcements. Yet beneath the surface, a high-stakes diplomatic contest is unfolding over Washington’s role in the Ukraine conflict.

The lack of a decisive outcome suggests that the real work is happening behind the scenes. Trump’s behavior – particularly his decision not to echo Kiev’s or Brussels’s messaging in the post-meeting briefings – is a signal. He is asserting his control over the narrative, reflecting that he remains unpersuaded by EU and Ukrainian arguments for continued Western entanglement in the conflict.

A strategic tug-of-war

The summit and the diplomatic moves surrounding it are a tug-of-war, with Moscow’s goal being to remove Washington’s involvement in the conflict, while that of Brussels and Kiev is to keep it anchored in their corner.

The absence of new sanctions or pressure on Russia following last Friday’s Putin-Trump summit in Alaska suggests Moscow is gaining momentum. Trump has even shifted from demanding a ceasefire to advocating direct peace talks – a position more congenial to Moscow.

Zelensky and several EU leaders came to Washington to reinforce Trump’s alignment. The want to persuade Trump: strengthen sanctions, maintain arms shipments, and ensure Ukraine has the security architecture they want.

Thus far, though, their pull seems to be struggling. Trump, from the outset, appeared to put the EU and Ukraine on the defensive, signaling that their influence is limited.

The backdrop is critical: just days before, Trump hosted Putin in Anchorage, and that summit paved the way for more flexible diplomacy that sidesteps EU-defined preconditions. European leaders arriving at the White House now are playing catch-up – trying to steer a conversation already impacted by Trump’s shift.

The security guarantees question

Everything hinges on security guarantees for Ukraine – a deeply contested issue. Moscow is adamant that any meaningful guarantee depends on Ukrainian neutrality and demilitarization. In contrast, Kiev and the EU are pushing for a reinforced Ukrainian military, possible NATO deployment on Ukrainian soil or even eventual NATO accession.

These efforts by the Europeans appear desperate, even naďve – given that Russia is slowly but steadily winning the war on the ground. And as Russia makes military gains, Kiev’s and Brussels’ wiggle room in the negotiations shrinks.

That said, their attempts shouldn’t be dismissed outright. The shape of the peace deal slow-cooked in Washington will determine Ukraine’s fate – and by extension, much of Europe’s future security structure.

Moscow, meanwhile, remains unperturbed. After Trump’s meeting with Zelensky and the Europeans, he held a 40-minute phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Judging by the information released about the substance of the call, Trump made no demands and Putin offered no concessions. They talked about continuing direct Russia-Ukraine talks. They also discussed “elevating” the level of the talks, and according to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who was present at Monday’s meeting, direct talks between Putin and Zelensky could take place within two weeks.

It is clear that the Kremlin remains steadfast and poised to consider setting the terms while it holds all the military cards.

In the end, the Washington summit may have lacked ceremony and a spectacular outcome, but it was loaded with geopolitical subtext: a contest over whether the US remains a supporter to Ukraine or begins to shift back toward a more transactional, realist posture.

The EU, recognizing its diminishing leverage, is trying to reclaim the narrative as the battleground, at least for now, is clearly tilting against it.

[Note: Some words and/or phrases appearing in quotes in this report are English language approximations of Russian words/phrases having no exact counterpart.]

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