The USA canceled the Trump-Putin summit due to Russia's ultimatum: what the Kremlin demanded

The cancellation of the planned summit between the presidents of the USA and Russia occurred due to an ultimatum memorandum in which Moscow set strict demands regarding the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine. Russia demanded a ceasefire, the transfer of Ukrainian territories, a reduction in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and guarantees that the country would not join NATO.

The memorandum included conditions for a ceasefire, the transfer of Ukrainian territories by Russia, a reduction of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, and guarantees that Ukraine would not join NATO.

Due to the differences in approaches to resolving the conflict, the summit was canceled. Putin considers the demands a 'removal of the root causes of the war', while the USA and Ukraine support only a ceasefire along the current front line without any further territorial concessions. The tense situation was also underscored by a phone conversation between the heads of the foreign ministries of the USA and Russia, after which the decision to cancel the summit was made.

Moscow is ready to restore direct contacts with Kyiv

In addition, it is important to note that the Russian authorities expressed a willingness to support a political-diplomatic path to resolving the conflict in Ukraine and to restore direct contacts with the Ukrainian government.

The ultimatum memorandum from Russia, which contained strict demands regarding the conflict in Ukraine, led to the cancellation of the planned summit between Trump and Putin. The differences in approaches to resolving the conflict caused misunderstandings between the parties over each other's proposals, leading to the cancellation of the summit.