Five takeaways from the meeting
Putin returned with a red carpet on the world stage
When President Vladimir Putin returned to the world stage on Friday, the sky in Alaska is cloudy. The common base was Elmendorf-Richardson’s asphalt spreading with a red carpet was US President Donald Trump.
As Putin approached, Trump applauded. The two leaders were warmly stuck and smiled.
It is a remarkable moment for Putin-Moscow in 2022, a leader of Western nations since the initiation of a full-scale occupation of Ukraine. Since then, his international journey has been limited to friendly nations to the Russian Federation, such as North Korea and Belarus.
The realization of the Alaska Summit was a victory for Putin. However, this welcome would overcome Kremlin’s wildest dreams. Within a short six months, Putin began to be met as a partner and friends in the US territory, from being a Pariah in the eyes of the West.
Apparently, at a scenarioless, Putin decided to accept an elevator to the air base in Trump’s armored limb instead of driving in his Moscow -coated presidential state car.
While the car was pulled, the cameras brought Putin closer, sat in the back seat and laughed.
Getty ImagesPutin encountered questions that were never asked
In 25 Russian President, Putin achieved full control over the media by crushing his freedom of journalism and replacing information with propaganda. Often in Russia – if any – does not oppose hostile reporters.
Nevertheless, just a few minutes after landing at Alaska, he shouted in the direction of a journalist: “Will you stop killing civilians?” If the question bothers him, he didn’t show him, instead he shakes his shoulders and directs his gaze.
During a short and slightly chaotic photo OP, he shouted more questions about whether Putin was ready to meet President Zelensky for a triple summit, including Russian. Again, there was no significant reaction beyond a encrypted grin from the Russian President.
The talks were said when they ended earlier than expected
The world media gathered in the room with Putin and Trump had waited for a press conference; Instead, the two leaders made a statement and did not ask journalists questions.
Unusual, Putin was the first to speak. He praised the “constructive atmosphere of mutual respect of the” neighbor “talks, and later entered Alaska’s intense history of his past as the Russian region.
Putin stopped quietly while Trump was talking. A few minutes before the Russian president calls it “the situation in Ukraine” – the catalyst of the summit in the apparently. When he did, a “agreement” was reached, although he did, to state that the “root causes” of the conflict in order to achieve peace should be eliminated.
The expression will have initiated the alarm bells and beyond. Since the beginning of the war, a series of stubborn and maximalist demand has become a series of stubborn and maximalist demand.
These include Russian sovereignty, Crimean, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson’s Ukrainian regions and Ukraine’s demilitarization, impartiality, foreign military participation and new elections. Essentially, it is unacceptable for Kiev, but clearly – even after three and a half years of bloody conflict – it is still very important for Moscow.
It was clear that there was no agreement.
Getty ImagesAnd what was not said
In an extraordinary way – considering the context and pioneer of the summit – he did not mention Ukraine or the possibility of a ceasefire when Trump was a turn. The closest to referring to the conflict was to say that five, six, seven thousand people were killed a week and that Putin wanted to put an end to bloodshed.
Usually, the awesome Trump seemed to be less said less than Putin. His expression, relatively and unusual, shortness – but primarily drew attention to the uncertainty. “There were many points we accepted, Tr Trump said,” “big progress” was made at a highly productive meeting.
However, he did not share any details and no concrete steps were taken towards the solution of the Ukrainian conflict. No major agreement or a three -sided meeting was announced with President Zelensky.
And – he did not mention the “serious consequences” that Trump threatened if a ceasefire was not reached.
“We didn’t go there,” Trump confessed.
Then he added optimisticly in an uncertain way: “But we have a chance to go there.”
‘Next time in Moscow’ – Putin rarely puts aside in English
The summit may not have made any concrete progress against peace in Ukraine, but it has strengthened the rapprochement between Russia and the United States.
The paintings of the two presidents were tightly shook hands and traveling on social media in a very extensive way – as American soldiers kneeling the red carpet at the bottom of Putin’s plane.
Before completing his statement, Putin referred to one of the US president’s frequent speech points – if Trump was in power that the conflict in Ukraine would never begin.
Despite Trump’s allegation of “great progress”, nothing emerged at the Alaska Summit – but the two leaders left the door open for another meeting on the Russian territory. “I will probably see you again soon, Tr Trump said.
Putin, who has completed a common expression that should not make any promises, concessions and compromises, may have felt comfortable enough to enter English – a rare event. He chuckled, looked at Trump and said: “Next time, in Moscow.”
“Oh, it’s interesting, Tr Trump said. “I will get some heat about it, but I – I could see it.”
