Trump had literally given the Russian leader the red carpet treatment, applauding Putin as he walked towards him to shake his hand and even inviting him to drive alone with him in the presidential limousine nicknamed “The Beast”, time by themselves many feared the former KGB agent would use to manipulate Trump.
Despite more than three hours of talks, Trump said they made “progress” on a number of items but “there’s no deal until there’s a deal”.
Instead, Trump later told Fox News he would hold off on imposing tariffs on China for buying Russian oil after “making progress” with Putin.
“I may have to think about it in two weeks or three weeks or something, but we don’t have to think about that right now.”
U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he holds a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their meeting REUTERS/Jeenah Moon REFILE – CORRECTING “PUTING” TO “PUTIN”.Photographer: Jeenah MoonHe has previously said these included Ukraine not joining Nato and there being no Nato troops in Ukraine. He has also called for President Volodymyr Zelensky to be replaced by a “transitional administration”.
Trump later told Fox News he would hold off on imposing tariffs on China for buying Russian oil after “making progress” with Putin.
What about a ceasefire in Ukraine?
On his way to Alaska Trump told reporters he wanted to see a ceasefire agreed to. “I don’t know if it’s going to be today, but I’m not going to be happy if it’s not today,” he said.
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, hold a joint press conference after their critical talks in Alaska Friday. (Photo by Kremlin Press Office/Anadolu via Getty Images
Yet standing in front of a backdrop that read “Pursuing Peace”, there was no talk of that from either leader during their addresses to the media, something that will be a bitter disappointment to Trump, but more importantly to Ukrainians who had lived through three and a half years of war after Putin’s unprovoked invasion in Feb 2022. There was no immediate reaction from Kyiv.
Trump then held a call with both Zelensky and the leaders of Nato countries that have rallied to Ukraine’s defence.
In recent days, leaders such Britain’s Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spoke with Zelensky to assure him of their support.
“It’s ultimately up to them,” he said. “There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them, I would say a couple of big ones that we haven’t quite gotten there, but we’ve made some headway.”
In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, US President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) chat before holding a joint press conference (Photo by Gavriil GRIGOROV / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump responded: “That’s an interesting one. I’ll get a little heat on that one, but I could see it possibly happening. Thank you very much, Vladimir and thank you all.”
“Make a deal, you’ve got to make a deal,” Trump told Fox’s Sean Hannity. “Russia’s a very big power, and they’re not.”
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Read MoreIf he decides to stick with it, it would have to involve lots more heavy lifting from the likes of Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, both of whom were present in Anchorage for the talks, before the two leaders meet again.
That now seems a long way off, if it ever happens at all, the Kremlin confirmed a trilateral summit had not been discussed with aide, Yuri Ushakov, saying he did not know when Putin and Trump would next speak.
That is something that would be a great disappointment to Ukraine but perhaps not much of a surprise.
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