Yesterday the historic meeting between Donald Trump, president of the United States, and Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, was held in Alaska. The summit lasted about three hours, less than the initial forecasts. Both leaders defined the “constructive” and “productive” comparison, but no specific details have been shared on the agreements achieved. Trump described dialogue as “a 10 out of 10” meeting, while Putin called him “excellent”.
During the final press conference, Trump reiterated that an agreement on the conflict in Ukraine is still missing and stressed that divergences are underway on some fundamental points. He said that there are only “a few points to be agreed” for an agreement but, at the end of the comparison, no fire has been reached. Both Trump and Putin talked about progress, but they avoided answering the questions of journalists.
Trump’s statements on Zelensky and Ukraine
During the interview with Fox News after the summit, Trump turned directly to Volodymyr Zelensky, president of Ukraine, advising him to “make an agreement” with Putin. He reiterated it by declaring: “My advice? Make an agreement: Russia is a very large power and they don’t ». He has repeatedly underlined the need to deal, highlighting the strength relationship between Russia and Ukraine. For Trump, it is preferable to find a meeting point rather than continue the endless conflict.
Trump has announced that a direct meeting between Putin and Zelensky “will take place very early” and that he himself will take part in this meeting. He explained that he wanted to update both NATO and Zelensky on developments, remembering that there are “good possibilities of an agreement” about the war in Ukraine. “Now it’s up to the president Zelensky and also to European nations, they must be a little involved, ”he explained The Donald. During the conference, Putin asked Europe not to hinder peace attempts.
Some key passages and jokes between the two leaders
In the final part of the conference in Anchorage, there was an informal exchange between the two leaders. Trump thanked Putin, saying that there would be “other meetings early”, while Putin, in English, replied “Next Time in Moscow», Suggesting the intention of meeting again in the Russian capital.
The “big obstacle” and sanctions
Answering the questions about the failure of the war in Ukraine, Trump spoke of a “great thing” that prevented reaching an agreement with Putin, without specifying its nature. “I think someone will reveal it, but I don’t want to do it. I want to see if we can solve it.” He said he chose to postpone the introduction of more severe sanctions against Russia, suggesting that the solution has not yet been found, but that the dialogue remains open. “Because of what happened today I don’t have to think about it now – he said, talking about sanctions to Russia – I can think about it in two or three weeks”.
It is possible that however Putin and Trump have found some deal on the sale of territories in Moscow in exchange for security guarantees for Kiev. It was the Russian leader himself who confirmed to be right to provide Kiev with the required guarantees. “I think those are points that we have negotiated, and they are points on which we have widely found an agreement – said Trump – in fact, I think we found an agreement on many points“.
The two leaders underlined a positive and mutual respect climate. Trump described his relationship with Putin as a rediscovery of friendship. The summit, even without bringing to a concrete agreement on the ceased in Ukraine, was seen by both as a starting point for future negotiations. According to Axios, speaking on the phone with Zelensky and European leaders, Donald would have explained to them that “Putin does not want a ceasefire” but “he prefers an overall agreement to put an end to the war”. “And I too – he concluded – I think that a peace agreement quickly achieved is better than a ceasefire”.
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