Putin about talks with Trump: informs Belarus and Kazakhstan

Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks with Presidents of Belarus and Kazakhstan on Sunday, in which he informed them of a Friday gathering with the president of the United States Donald Trump in Alaska on the war in Ukraine.PAP

Russian president Vladimir Putin held telephone talks with Belarus and Kazakhstan leaders on Sunday, in item informing them of the results of a Friday gathering with Donald Trump in Alaska. "Putin informed his Belarusian counterpart in item about the results of the last Russia-US summit" - stated the press service of president Alaksandra Lukashenka according to PAP.

The office of Kazakh president Kasyma-Żomart Tokayev stated that talks between Russia and the US "have contributed to a better knowing by the American side of the Russian position on Ukraine". Earlier on Saturday, Putin informed the advanced Cremlow officials about the course of the meeting, calling the talks "very useful" and held "at the right time".

First talks in years

The leader of Russia stressed the request to address the "main causes" of the Russian-Ukrainian War. "It has been a long time since we straight conducted negotiations of this kind at this level. There was an chance to calmly, in detail, one more time present our position" - Putin said on Saturday according to reports from PAP.

The Kremlin "respects the position of the U.S. administration, which sees the request to rapidly end military action," as the Russian leader pointed out. Trump met Putin on Friday at Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Alaska, and both leaders rated the talks as "constructive".

No circumstantial arrangements

At the end of the meeting, no circumstantial arrangements were given, as reported by PAP. Trump pointed out that he agreed with Putin on many issues, but any crucial issues remained unresolved. According to WP.pl president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski is to meet Trump in Washington on Monday 18 August.

According to Polsat News, European leaders coordinate a joint consequence to the Alaska meeting. The Republic of Poland reports that the gathering has sparked intensive diplomatic consultations in European capitals, with many heads of state travelling to Washington.

Sources used: "PAP", "WP.pl", "Polsat News", "Rzeczpospolita"

Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.