The president of the United States, Donald Trumpand his counterpart from Russia, Vladimir Putinhave held their first meeting in person on Friday in Alaska since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. At the end of the meeting, which has lasted almost three hours, They have offered a brief joint press conference without questions in which they have not announced any agreement.
Putin has opened the expected conference highlighting the tono cordial of the encounter and the long trajectory of relations between both powers. “We are neighbors and share a wide common cultural heritage,” He has affirmed, expressing his satisfaction to see him.
During his speech, Putin has embroidered the war in Ukraine, defining it as a “tragedy” and reaffirming his Commitment to the search for peace. Although he has recognized that Consider Ukraine a “sister with the same roots”has insisted that it also represents a threat to Russian security.
Without going into specific details, the Russian president has assured that they have been achieved certain agreements during the meeting. “We are convinced that For the agreement to be durable we must eliminate all the initial causes of the conflict. All Russian concerns, a fair security balance, in Europe and in the entire world should be considered. Naturallythe security of Ukraine must also be ensured and we are prepared to work on it “he has declared.
Putin has concluded that the agreements reached with Trump serve as the basis for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. “I hope that the agreement we have reached together will help us approach that goal and feel the foundations of a peace in Ukraine,” He has stressed.
For its part, Trump has said that the meeting has been “extremely productive”although he acknowledges that “We have not reached” at the goal. “It was a very deep meeting, and I think we had a very productive meeting. We agreed many points. In most of them, I would say that There are a couple of important points in which we have not yet reached an agreement, but we have advanced and we have a good opportunity to achieve it“He added.
Both leaders have agreed on a Second appointment To continue advancing in the negotiations without giving more details about it, although the Russian president has proposed in an informal tone that the next location is the Russian capital, Moscow.
Trump has been accompanied by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubioand the special envoy for the Middle East and mediator with the Kremlin, Steve Witkoffwhile together with Putin, Russian Foreign Minister attended, SERGUÉI LAVROVy Yuri ushakovKremlin International Policy Advisor.
