"Agreements and sanctions yet": Putin and Trump met in Alaska, which the presidents agreed

The meeting was held under the slogan of Pursuing Peace ("in the pursuit of peace") - this inscription was placed on banners in the press center. Obviously, the main topic of dialogue was to find ways of peace in Ukraine. Trump met Putin on a red carpet, leaders exchanged friendly handshakes and applause.

During the handshakes of the Presidents, journalists shouted Putin as questions: "Do you agree to cease fire and kill civilians?" However, the Russian president pretended not to hear or did not understand what he said. He then sat in Kadilak of the US President and both left the airfield. Negotiations in three -by -three format lasted 2 hours 45 minutes, and, in addition to the presidents, they were attended by Russian and American high -ranking officials.

From the Russian Federation there were Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and foreign policy assistant Yuri Ushakov. Trump was helped to conduct a dialogue by the Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the specialist Steve Witcoff. After the negotiations, the presidents held a joint press conference, but journalists were not able to ask questions. Donald Trump has previously stated that in the first minutes he would understand whether they will be able to "good meeting" with Putin.

He rated the chances of success in dialogue with Putin at 75% and doubted the instant ceasefire in Ukraine. Before departure to Ankorja Trump wrote only two words in his social network Truth Social: "Bids are high !!!" President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky replied that "rates are truly high", since the summit in Alaska should open the possibilities of a real path to honest peace and conversation in a tripartite format. The Russian side also voiced the expectations from the summit on Alaska.

Lavrov hoped for the removal of some sanctions from his country, but at the same time did not make anything ahead. "We know that we have arguments, the position is clear and clear. We will teach them," he said. Meanwhile, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in economic cooperation with foreign countries Kirill Dmitriev expressed optimism, calling the meeting "the most important for the whole world.

" The closed negotiations of the presidents ended on August 16 at about 1:00 in Kiev. The leaders' press conference lasted no more than 15 minutes. The first was Vladimir Putin and called negotiations "useful and meaningful. " He did not reveal other details of the conversation, but noted that there was an initiative to meet Alaska. Putin also called the Ukrainians the "brother" people and declared the need to end the war.

According to him, if Trump was president, the Russian army would not start a full -scale war in Ukraine. Trump stated that, unfortunately, it was not possible to conclude an agreement on Ukraine. However, he considers the meeting with Putin productive: both sides have "made significant progress" during negotiations. Trump is convinced that there was now a "good chance to achieve peace.

" After the meeting, Trump is about to call Vladimir Zelensky and NATO colleagues to tell them about talks with Putin. The Russian president also suggested that Trump in English next time to meet in Moscow. The US President promised to think about this idea. Later, Donald Trump interviewed Fox News, where he told the essence of negotiation with Putin. Many parameters of the Agreement on Ukraine are allegedly agreed and only "one or two unregulated issues" remain.

According to Trump, now the ball is on the side of Zelensky and depends on him whether there is a peace agreement with Russia. Zelensky has to bring the ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. "We have agreed to many points. Now is the case for Zelensky, to bring the agreement to the end. European countries also need to take part in this," he said. The President of Ukraine has not yet publicly commented on the results of Putin and Trump's meeting, as well as comments by the American leader.

Now the parties begin preparation of a tripartite meeting with the participation of Putin and Zelensky. Trump also wants to participate in these negotiations, but when and where they will take place is unknown. In general, the US President has praised negotiations with a Russian counterpart-10 points out of 10. And about new sanctions against Russia and its trading partners, Trump promises not to think for the next 2-3 weeks.