Mick Ryan
There is no deal until there is a deal. I will call President Zelenskyy. It is ultimately up to them. President Trump
The much-anticipated Alaska Summit between the US president and the leader of Russia has just concluded with a press conference. No questions were taken after the leader statements, which indicates there were no major decisions taken.
Putin is no longer an isolated leader and got a free ride in the U.S. president’s limo.
Below is a quick summary of the press conference which just concluded, and my initial assessment of the comments by Putin and Trump.
The Press Conference
Putin: "Good afternoon, dear neighbour..."
Putin also provided a history lesson from Putin on the close relationship between Russia and America in WW2 to achieve a common victory.
Putin: “Sooner or later we need to move on from the present situation.”
Putin: “Me and Mr Trump have a good relationship”.
Putin: "Ukraine is a brotherly nation...we need to remove all the primary causes of the conflict."
This didn’t fill me with confidence that Putin has shifted from his key objective for the war - destruction of Ukraine as a sovereign state.
Putin said that he agrees that the security of Ukraine should be ensured.
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