The Press Office of the Central Committee of the KKE issued a statement on the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, in which it points out the following:

The Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska was part of imperialist bargaining. It was not based on the interests of the peoples, of the Ukrainian and Russian peoples, who are paying the price of war. Rather, it was based on the interests of US and Russian monopolies, and aimed at expanding their business activities and increasing their profits.

Beneath the fine words about ‘progress in the negotiations’ lies a grim reality. The imperialist war in Ukraine is ongoing and escalating. The competition to divide Ukraine and the rest of the world continues, with the peoples being slaughtered on the front lines for interests that are hostile to them.

Even if a compromise is reached at some point, it will be temporary and fragile, in line with the US tactics, among other things, to divert its attention to other areas of the world and burden the EU with most of the cost of maintaining this compromise. This is why contradictions and competing initiatives are emerging between the US and the EU in the context of the negotiations.

In any case, the causes of the conflict will remain because imperialist settlements do not eliminate the causes of war created by the rotten capitalist system, especially at a time when the struggle for supremacy in the global capitalist system is intensifying.

Ultimately, it is the peoples who bear the cost of the bourgeoisie’s wars, bargaining, and temporary settlements, whether through bloodshed or economic sacrifices, as is the case with the peoples of Europe who are forced to pay €800 billion for the war economy and preparations.

Rejecting the false hopes and illusions fostered by the apologists of capitalism, our people must strengthen the struggle against imperialist war, Greece’s involvement in NATO plans and bargaining of any kind, and the procurement of expensive military equipment. They must also oppose the policy of the New Democracy government in spearheading these criminal plans and strengthen their own independent struggle to lead the country out of war, establishing mutually beneficial relations with other peoples, with the people at the helm of power.

18.08.2025