United States President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks together with their high officers on Friday (native time). Later, addressing a joint press convention following the high-level assembly the US President stated that their talks had been “productive”.
In response to ANI, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov instructed CNN that Putin was accompanied by overseas coverage aide Yury Ushakov and Overseas Minister Sergey Lavrov. In the meantime, Trump was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and US particular envoy Steve Witkoff. Each Presidents shared the identical automotive to achieve the venue for his or her talks.
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Trump Putin Meet: Highlights
1- In the course of the joint press convention, Trump stated that their assembly was “productive” and added that there have been a number of factors that each leaders agreed on.
“I consider we had a really productive assembly. There have been many, many factors that we agreed on. Most had been a few large ones that we’ve not fairly obtained there, however we had some headway. There isn’t any deal till we have now a deal. I’ll name up NATO in a short time. I’ll name up the varied folks that I believe are applicable. And I will, in fact, name up President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy and inform him about right now’s assembly. It is finally as much as them,” the US President stated.
2- Talking at a joint press convention in Anchorage, Alaska, Trump additionally claimed that hundreds of lives might be saved weekly if each side acted, including that Putin shared the identical aim.
“We’ll cease 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 folks per week from being killed, and President Putin needs to see that as a lot as I do,” Trump stated.
3- “There isn’t any deal till there is a deal,” Trump stated, noting that he would make calls to NATO and Kyiv.
4- Putin emphasised the necessity for a simply stability of energy in Europe and expressed hope that Kyiv and European capitals would have interaction constructively within the peace course of.
“We see the try of the administration and President Trump personally to assist facilitate the decision of the Ukrainian battle and his try to get to the crux of the matter to grasp this historical past is valuable. The scenario in Ukraine poses a elementary menace to our safety. Furthermore, the Ukrainian nation, and I’ve stated it a number of occasions, is a brotherly nation; nevertheless unusual it might sound in these circumstances. We have now the identical roots, and all the things that is occurring is a tragedy for us. And a horrible wound,” Putin stated.
5- ANI reported, citing CNN, that the Kremlin in a brief assertion stated that negotiations with the American delegation within the “slender format” have concluded.
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Moreover, CNN additionally reported that the bilateral assembly between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin lasted nicely over three hours.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was not current for this assembly whilst the 2 leaders mentioned the Russia-Ukraine battle.
(with ANI inputs)