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On CNN at 6 p.m. ET Sunday, I explained why the Alaska summit was a strategic disaster: Donald Trump appeared to swallow the Kremlin narrative whole—floating territorial “swaps” tilted toward Russia and only vague, unenforceable security guarantees for Ukraine. I argue President Zelensky is right to arrive in Washington—with European leaders in tow—armed with skepticism. Ukraine has been burned before: the Budapest Memorandum saw Kyiv surrender its nuclear arsenal in exchange for “security guarantees” that proved meaningless when Russia invaded.

In this analysis I cover:
• How the Alaska optics empower autocrats and undercut Ukraine
• Why any territorial trade is a trap—and a PR victory for the Kremlin
• The danger of hollow guarantees vs. real, credible deterrence
• What Zelensky and European leaders must demand now