Donald Trump has mentioned there are “many points” he and Vladimir Putin agreed on after holding important talks on the struggle in Ukraine – however no deal has been reached but.
Mr Trump described the assembly as “very productive” and mentioned there have been “many points that we agreed on… I would say a couple of big ones”.
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There are a number of left, he added. “Some should not that vital. One might be probably the most vital, however we have now an excellent probability of getting there…
“We haven’t quite got there, we’ve made some headway. There’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
Mr Putin described the negotiations as “thorough and constructive”, and mentioned Russia was “seriously interested in putting an end” to the struggle in Ukraine. He additionally warned Europe to not “torpedo nascent progress”.
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Donald Trump greets Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Pic: AP/ Julia Demaree Nikhinson
After a lot build-up to the summit – with the US president threatening “severe” penalties for Russia ought to it not go nicely – it was finally not clear whether or not the talks has produced significant steps in the direction of a ceasefire in what has been the deadliest battle in Europe in 80 years.
Mr Trump mentioned he meant to talk with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and different European leaders, who had been excluded from the discussions, to temporary them.
Mr Putin even travelled alongside Mr Trump within the presidential limousine, nicknamed “The Beast”.
It was the form of reception usually reserved for shut US allies, belying the bloodshed and the struggling within the struggle.
Earlier than the talks, the 2 presidents ignored frantically-shouted questions from journalists – and Mr Putin appeared to frown when requested by one reporter if he would cease “killing civilians” in Ukraine, placing his hand to his ear as if to point he couldn’t hear.
Our US correspondent Martha Kelner, on the bottom in Alaska, mentioned he was shouting “let’s go” – apparently in reference to getting the reporters out of the room.
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