Trump Leaves Alaska Summit With Putin Empty-Handed
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By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -In a few short hours in Alaska, Vladimir Putin managed to convince Donald Trump that a Ukraine ceasefire was not the way to go, stave off U.S. sanctions, and spectacularly shatter years of Western attempts to isolate the Russian president.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to the media after their highly-anticipated meeting Friday afternoon, with Trump calling the summit “productive.” Trump did not detail a solid agreement,
One of the documents indicated Trump planned to give the Russian president an “American Bald Eagle Desk Statue.”
After stepping off Air Force One, Trump applauded as Putin approached along a red carpet laid out for each leader.
The US president said a peace agreement would be better than a "mere" ceasefire, hours after summit with Putin that produced little.
With no strategy of their own for ending the war, the continent’s leaders are anxious that President Trump will force Kyiv to accept terms that favor Russia too much.
President Trump had a long call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during his flight back to Washington about his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavett said.