No one actually is aware of what Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin mentioned yesterday throughout their prolonged summit in Alaska, as the two didn’t take questions from reporters after a joint information briefing.
But the closed-door talks had been finally characterised positively by each leaders, regardless that a important deal on ending the war in Ukraine was not reached.
Here are key traces from the briefing that it is best to know:
Breaking custom: Putin began remarks at the briefing by acknowledging that US-Russia relations have suffered in current years. Usually when an American president hosts a overseas counterpart, a joint information convention would begin with remarks from the US chief adopted by his visitor.
Progress on reaching a deal: Trump mentioned he and Putin “made some headway” and “great progress” in their bilateral meeting. Still, he added, “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Putin mentioned the primary causes of the war have to be eradicated for the war in Ukraine to finish. The Russian chief additionally advised Ukrainian and European leaders not to interfere with “the emerging progress.”
Positive abstract: Negotiations between Putin and Trump had been held in a “respectful, constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere,” Putin mentioned. Trump mentioned that they had “an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to.”
Other matters talked about: Putin mentioned he agrees that the safety of Ukraine should be ensured. He additionally claimed at one level that the war in Ukraine would not have happened had Trump been president in 2022.
What’s subsequent: Trump mentioned he has various calls to make following the summit — a few of which embrace calls to NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and different applicable officers.
NCS’s Aditi Sangal, Nina Subkhanberdina, Darya Tarasova, Michael Rios, Kit Maher, Tori B. Powell, Kevin Liptak, Katharina Krebs, Mitchell McCluskey, and Adam Cancryn contributed reporting.