According to the Financial Times publication, the meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held in Alaska in August did not yield the expected results. This was reported by Zamin.uz.
According to sources, instead of discussing an agreement on the Ukraine issue, the Russian leader gave a long lecture on medieval history. Putin rejected the option proposed by Trump of “easing sanctions in exchange for a ceasefire.”
His demands included Ukraine’s complete surrender and handing over the territories in Donbass not occupied by Russia. During the closed-door conversation, Putin gave Trump a historical lecture about Rurik, Yaroslav the Wise, and Bohdan Khmelnytsky, justifying the idea that Russia and Ukraine are “one nation.”
According to sources, Trump was astonished by these remarks and threatened to leave the meeting. As a result, the negotiations ended prematurely and the planned economic lunch involving both parties was canceled.
Trump proposed recognizing the annexation of Crimea and partially withdrawing Ukrainian troops from Donbass, but Putin demanded the entire region. Relations between the two leaders sharply deteriorated after the summit.
Expressing dissatisfaction with Putin’s negotiation style, Trump allowed European allies to purchase weapons from American reserves for Ukraine. Additionally, the delivery of Tomahawk missile systems to Kyiv, capable of reaching Moscow, was discussed.
The US imposed a 25% additional tariff on Russia oil imports to India. Nevertheless, Putin maintains a courteous attitude towards Trump in public.
He also expressed condolences over Charlie Kirk’s death and called Trump worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Politico, the media coverage of the summit as “Putin’s victory” greatly angered Trump.
However, the White House official statement emphasized that the talks in Alaska were productive and dismissed claims that they were unsuccessful. According to an administration representative, Washington considers any dialogue beneficial to better understand Russia’s position.
