Trump and Putin meeting
Trump-Putin summit ends without a concrete deal
In pictures: Putin and Trump’s joint press conference
Here’s the latest:
• “No deal until there’s a deal”: US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” but did not emerge from today’s summit with an deal on the war in Ukraine.
• Onus on Ukraine: In an interview on Fox tonight, Trump put the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate a ceasefire, saying there would soon be a meeting set up between Zelensky and Putin. “They both want me there,” Trump said.
• Key details unclear: Both leaders have left Alaska after spending about six hours on the ground. Putin also characterized the talks positively but neither leader took questions after reading statements to reporters. Here are our takeaways from the summit.
Trump and Putin skipped Q&A because “exhaustive statements were made,” Kremlin spokesperson says.
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Trump says Putin and Zelensky want him at future joint meeting: “I’ll be there”
President Donald Trump said that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky want him to attend a future potential meeting between the two leaders to discuss a path to peace.
“They both want me there,” Trump said in a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity. “They both want me there, and I’ll be there.”
Asked if he was confident peace could happen in a relatively short time period, Trump replied: “Fairly short, yeah.”
Trump also conceded that he was wrong to think the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be “the easiest” of all the conflicts to solve, harkening back to his campaign promise to end the war in 24 hours.
“I thought this would be the easiest of them all, and it was the most difficult,” Trump said.
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No deal in Alaska, but Putin still walks away with some big wins
“We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will perceive all this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles, will not make attempts to disrupt the emerging progress through provocations and behind-the-scenes intrigues,” Putin said.