In their meetings at the White House on Monday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his European allies averted another diplomatic disaster after the fiasco of Donald Trump’s summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska last week. In Anchorage, the US president rolled over and aligned himself with Russia’s stance on ending the war. Many in Europe feared Trump would railroad Zelenskyy into a bad deal or punish him for rejecting one. Some skilfully co-ordinated messaging and plenty of flattery by the European side helped to avoid what would have been a terrible outcome for Ukraine, European security and the survival of the west.
在唐纳德•特朗普上周与弗拉基米尔•普京举行的阿拉斯加峰会惨败后，弗拉基米尔•泽连斯基及其欧洲盟友在周一的白宫会晤中避免了另一场外交灾难。在安克雷奇，这位美国总统作出让步，并在结束战争的问题上让自己与俄罗斯的立场保持一致。欧洲许多人担心特朗普会逼迫泽连斯基接受一项糟糕的协议，或者因拒绝而惩罚他。欧洲方面通过巧妙协调的信息传递以及大量的恭维，帮助为乌克兰、欧洲的安全以及西方的继续生存避免了一个可怕的结果。