Alaska: Bears Smoke, Leaders Smile, Peace in Ukraine Postponed

Well, dear readers, the miracle didn’t happen.
In Alaska, amid white snowdrifts and icy winds, two “ices” of world politics met — Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. You’d think such a duo could melt even Arctic icebergs: the meeting of the century, the hopes of millions, the expectation of, if not peace, then at least a pause in the war.
But what did we see?
Planes with flags, red carpets, military escorts, and wide smiles for the cameras. And that’s it. The result was like steam from boots in the frost — it rose beautifully into the air, but vanished faster than you could notice.

🎭 Theater of the Absurd

Trump came out to the press and, with his usual flair, declared: “We made progress!” Progress — in what? No one understood. Even his own advisors exchanged glances like people who just heard a joke in Chinese. But it sounded grand, and that’s what matters.
Putin nodded leisurely, made a modest joke: “Next meeting will be in Moscow” — and thus made it clear: for him, diplomacy is no longer a “debriefing,” but a friendly tea party.
Journalists, hoping at least for a chance to ask a question, got silence in response: Trump turned away and, just like in the good old days, hurried to his phone to send out another tweet. After all, who needs words when you have the entourage and the spotlights?

💣 Negotiations Without Negotiations

Ukraine was hoping for a miracle. Instead, it got a hint: “Zelensky, make a deal yourself.” Translating from diplomatic to human: “Volodya and I had a laugh, but you’re the one who’ll have to deal with the consequences, kid.” In other words, the war goes on, and the great leaders left only empty phrases, neatly wrapped in the ribbon of world news.

🐻 Polar Bears as Experts

And what about Alaska? There, against the backdrop of planes with American and Russian flags, white bears are rolling in the snow and laughing. They see right through it all. One, lazily gazing at the sky, remarks: “Well, the American plane’s on the left, the Russian on the right, and in between — the smoking boots of hope.” The second nods: “No compromise, but the show was a success.” And it’s true: the whole world hoped for an agreement, but got a caricature — a spectacle for the sake of spectacle.

📊 Summit Arithmetic

• Zero agreements

• One hundred percent pomp

• Infinity of empty quotes like “we’re on the right track”

• And one big plus for Putin: from political isolation, he returned as an honorary guest

🔥 The Main Takeaway

Alaska turned not into a platform for peace, but into an arena for political stand-up.
Trump played the role of showman — loud, flashy, but empty.
Putin took the spectator’s seat and won quietly, without much effort.
And Ukraine?
Ukraine was left as the bear that rolled onto its side, looked at this whole circus, and said: “Seriously? That was your ‘peace’?”

In the end: peace is postponed again, the war continues, and the presidents each flew off in their own planes — one with stars and stripes, the other with a tricolor.
On the runway, only the smoke from the boots remained — the symbol of diplomacy in 2025: loud, flashy, and absolutely useless.