August 19, 2025
In this week’s GZERO Europe, Carl Bildt breaks down Europe’s reaction to two pivotal meetings: Trump’s summit with Putin in Alaska and Zelensky’s visit to the White House.
"From the European point of view, [it was] pretty disastrous,” Bildt says of Alaska, where Trump "was agreeing with Putin" and hopes for a ceasefire “collapsed.”
The Washington talks brought some relief. With Zelensky and seven European leaders present, Bildt notes “that prevented the worst from happening.” Still, Trump dismissed European calls for a ceasefire and pushed for direct talks between Zelensky and Putin. A plan that Bildt calls unrealistic.
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