U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not agree on any deal towards ending the war in Ukraine on Friday.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Trump and Putin discussed territorial issues during a U.S.-Russia summit, geared at finding lasting peace between Moscow and Ukraine, in Alaska.
However, the U.S. President had warned that if Putin does not pursue peace in Ukraine, Moscow could face “economically severe” sanctions.
Meanwhile, President Trump described the summit as an “extremely productive meeting” and that “many points were agreed to”.
He said there is a “very good chance of getting there” – referring to a ceasefire – but conceded that there remain sticking points with Moscow, including at least one “significant” one.
He cautioned that it’s “ultimately up to them” – referring to Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “There’s no deal until there’s a deal,” he said.
Zelensky, who did not attend the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska, said he expects intelligence briefings on discussions of the Trump-Putin meeting.
“I expect a report today from our intelligence services on the current intentions of the Russian side on the Alaska meeting,” Zelensky wrote on Telegram.
He wrote that the main goal is for the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump to pave the way for a three-way meeting that would include him.
“It is time to end the war, and Russia must take the corresponding steps. We are counting on America,” Zelensky said.
It is the first time Trump and Putin would meet in person since the start of the February 2022 full invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with discussions expected to focus on potential paths to a ceasefire.
Both Trump and Putin addressed a joint news conference following the consultations, but no ceasefire agreements were reached, and no deal whatsoever was agreed upon.
TNG reports Putin’s high-level Russian delegation included Kremlin Foreign Policy Adviser Yuri Ushakov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defence Minister Andrey Belousov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, and Kirill Dmitriev, the Kremlin’s chief U.S. negotiator.
The meeting, also the first after Trump took office in January, was held at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska’s biggest city.