Former Ukrainian diplomat: Trump-Putin talks no success for Ukraine

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00:00Those talks between President Trump and President Putin have been characterized as having been

00:06a success in Moscow.

00:08How are they viewed by Ukraine?

00:11Well, certainly President Trump would describe them as a huge success for himself as well,

00:19but it's not that much that is a success from our point of view.

00:25Let me start with two fundamentals that haven't been changed since these talks.

00:30First, Russia wants to subjugate Ukraine, destroy Ukrainian statehood, and Russia failed

00:36to do this militarily.

00:38That's why they are trying to exploit opportunities to achieve this goal by diplomatic means.

00:43Secondly, the United States views their strategic priorities somewhere else, not in Europe and

00:52neither in Ukraine.

00:53They believe that Russia may be instrumental in deterring China in the inter-Pacific, Iran

00:59in the Middle East, and strengthen security of Israel.

01:03That's why for Mr. Trump, Ukraine doesn't matter, and he may try to exchange Ukraine

01:10for something that President Putin may offer.