Russia plans to hold a summit in Alaska on August 15 at the initiative of the Kremlin, viewing it as a second Yalta conference. This may be an attempt to rise to the level of the United States and demonstrate its global significance, as well as emphasize the equality of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump.
'The Yalta conference 'won World War II', while Putin and Trump are trying to 'prevent World War III',” said Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF).
Representatives of the Russian State Duma are calling for friendly relations between Russia and the USA, while Sergey Aksyonov suggests that Trump visit Crimea to discuss the 'new Yalta world'. Russian media are already comparing the upcoming meeting to the Yalta conference, but analysts warn that this is just an attempt by Russia to emphasize its influential position and justify its equality with the USA.
'Russia is trying to turn the meeting between Trump and Putin into its victory in order to confirm its role as an equal partner of the USA,' the analysts added.
At the historical Yalta conference in 1945, the leaders of the three main anti-Hitler powers discussed the division, occupation, and reparations after the war, and also founded the United Nations, thereby beginning the Cold War and redefining the political map of Europe.
Ukrainian experts believe that Russia's intentions to hold the summit in Alaska may be aimed at strengthening its influence on the international stage and raising its prestige in the eyes of the global community. Such attempts are seen by critics as efforts to legitimize Russia's aggressive foreign policy and alter reality in its favor.