Shortly after midnight, the gathering in Alaska ended. Donald Trump's administration welcomed Vladimir Putin as a good friend, not a possible enemy. Besides, the leader from Russia besides did not hide the satisfaction of this meeting, to welcome saying "Good morning neighbor". besides during the press conference, both presidents exchanged warm words. However, there were no specifics about Ukraine.
Trump-Putin meeting. The president of Russia stands by his Ukraine
After the gathering of both leaders, a press conference was held, during which Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke. The words were not taken by journalists who were not allowed to ask a question.
During his 8-minute speech Vladimir Putin admitted that if Donald Trump ruled in 2022, the war in Ukraine would most likely not have happened. He besides appreciated the current president of the United States many times. He besides stressed that in order to end the war in Ukraine, it is essential to remove "all basic sources, the main causes of this conflict".
Speaking of a possible ceasefire in Ukraine, he stated that after talking to Trump he was 1 step closer. However, more crucial than ending the war seems to him to be resuming trade relations with the US.
– It remains to be hoped that our agreement will open the way to peace in Ukraine. I hope that in Kiev and the European capitals they will not accept this as a provocation, and effort to undermine possible advancement on this matter. By the way, as the fresh US administration came, bilateral trade began to grow. All of this is symbolic, but we have many very interesting areas of cooperation. Our partnership has large potential," said Vladimir Putin.
Donald Trump on good relations with Vladimir Putin and US-Russia trade
Definitely less, due to the fact that only 3.5 minutes lasted the speech of US president Donald Trump. We besides heard from his mouth that the talks were fruitful and although the key issues were not identified, we are closer to ending the conflict in Ukraine.
– We took a truly large step forward. I have always had a fantastic relation with president Putin," said Donald Trump. – Many points have been agreed, there are only a fewer left. any are not so important, 1 is most likely the most crucial – he added.
In his statement, Trump stressed that erstwhile all the terms were agreed, he would call NATO and Volodymyr Zelenski to inform them of the details of the talks. “It will depend on them,” said the president of the United States.
– We're waiting for the start of business. We have made excellent progress. I've always had a fantastic relation with Vladimir Putin. We had many hard and good meetings. We were disturbed by the sound around Russia, but he understood. We had to deal with this mess. He knew it was cheating, and I knew it was cheating. What happened was criminal, and it made our business relation a small bit difficult," Trump added, mentioning trade relations with Russia.
Another Trump-Putin gathering in Moscow? This is what the president of Russia proposed.
Both politicians did not hide that they would be happy to meet again. By saying goodbye to Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin suggested that another visit should take place in Moscow. - That's interesting. They'll talk to me a small bit, but it's possible – he answered Trump's suggestion.
A minute later, the conference came to an end, which outraged media representatives who had not had the chance to ask any questions. “I have seen quite a few things, but I don’t think so,” said 1 of the journalists present on the scene in an interview with PAP. Another joked that "the full gathering could have been an email." Suggesting that it was pointless and did not lead to any concrete solutions.
