US EditionStalemate in Alaska - The Statesman
The summit ended without a ceasefire deal as leaders discussed Ukraine conflict roots and US-Russia relations, with Trump planning sanctions decisions in weeks, officials said.
- At the Anchorage summit on Saturday, Putin declared that 'an understanding' was reached with US President Donald Trump to potentially facilitate peace in Ukraine.
- Shifting from confrontation to dialogue, Putin argued Ukraine’s "turn to the West" makes peace inevitable and poses security threats to Russia.
- Welcomed with full ceremonial honors, Putin arrived, including a red-carpet reception and the flyover Mast said was “not an accident” to send a message.
- Following the press conference, officials said `significant roadblocks` remain, with some stating Putin is the chief obstacle to peace in Ukraine.
- Pressure group Razom for Ukraine said the meeting 'reaffirms that the only way to achieve a genuine peace is by pressuring Russia,' and called on Trump to 'immediately get Ukraine the weapons it needs.
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Hours before meeting Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Donald Trump said he wanted to see a ceasefire in Ukraine and was “not going to be happy” if it wasn’t agreed today. The US president appears to have left Alaska with no such agreement in place. “We didn’t get there,” Trump told reporters, before later […] The post Trump-Putin shake but no deal in Alaska appeared first on Asia Times.
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