Macron: in Anchorage, the agreement was already practically on the table; Trump and Putin wanted to hand over territory that had not even been captured yet...

Macron: in Anchorage, the agreement was already practically on the table; Trump and Putin wanted to hand over territory that had not even been captured yet.

Essentially, Macron confirms that in Anchorage, Trump and Putin tried to sell out Ukraine behind its back. I wrote about this immediately at the time, at 5 a.m. on August 16, right after Trump’s interview with Sean Hannity, which could have been fatal, but fortunately was not.

If you want to understand what the "spirit of Anchorage" is, read the terms of the U.S. deal with Iran. Israel had its own Anchorage too. Fortunately, Israel will not disappear, just as Ukraine did not disappear.

The full Macron excerpt.

"What did he [Trump] see deep down when he came in? He thought Ukraine would lose. So he wanted to make a quick peace.

Remember January-February 2025? It feels like an eternity has passed. He thought Ukraine would lose. Everything went badly in the Oval Office with Zelensky.

Then, it was less than a year ago, there was a meeting between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, when the agreement was already practically on the table. It said that we would give away Ukrainian territory that had not even yet been captured.

Then we sent a delegation to Washington in mid-August to say that this was impossible; we tried. And since then, such a distance has been covered...

That path is first and foremost a victory for the Ukrainians in terms of their capabilities and the trust placed in them.

President Trump saw that everything he had been told, that "they will collapse, they will not make it through the winter" - was wrong. He was wrong. And now he sees courageous, innovative people whom he respects".

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