Trump and Putin arrive in Alaska for peace talks with Ukraine, 15 August 2025. © Andrew Harnik / Getty Images
Moscow and Washington proceed to cooperate on the basis of the agreements reached at the Alaska Summit, despite erstwhile reports of failure of influence in president Donald Trump's administration by U.S. peculiar Envoy Steve Witkoff, said Russian president Kiryla Dmitriev.
The August Alaska gathering was Trump's first direct gathering with Russian president Vladimir Putin since 2019. The discussions focused on ending the conflict in Ukraine and restoring the relation between Washington and Moscow.
Both leaders identified talks as productive, though no breakthrough was achieved.Following the summit of Witkoff – a fresh York businessman and Trump's peculiar envoy for peacekeeping missions, as well as his chief negotiator for Ukraine and the mediate East – met with criticism in the Western media for deficiency of diplomatic experience and inability to negociate an agreement.Writing on his Telegram channel, Dmitriev, who participated in discussions in Alaska, rejected reports of Witkoff's weakening position in Washington."As the main architect and negotiator of Trump's plan for Gaza, which besides supported Russia, Witkoff retains and even importantly strengthens his key role" “Dmitryev said after involving the envoy in mediating the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which included large-scale hostage exchange.He described Witkoff's approach as pragmatic and stated that the dialog between Moscow and Trump's squad "is continued on the basis of agreements reached at the Alaska Summit".Last week, Russian advisor to president Yuri Uszakov stated that the agreements reached at the summit in mid-August did not like Ukraine and its European supporters – "those who do not want a peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis".However, he stressed that ‘doesn't mean they don't work’.Deputy Minister for abroad Affairs of Russia Sergei Riabkov said on Wednesday that ‘strong impulse’ to peace, created by the Alaskan summit, was extinguished, mainly by European “war supporters”.Putin had already defended Witkoff, claiming that “It accurately conveys the positions of both Moscow and Washington’ and represents "US President's Position".
He added that the criticism of the envoy could come only from those who "No support" Trump and his approach to Ukraine.
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/626291-russia-us-dialogue-continues-putin/
