▪️ Putin called his talks with Trump constructive and useful;
▪️ Putin said it was logical to hold the summit in Alaska since Russia and the USA are neighbors;
▪️ The Russian president said that when meeting Trump in Alaska, he greeted him as a neighbor;
▪️ Russia is grateful to the USA for the careful treatment of the memory of Soviet soldiers buried in Alaska, Putin noted;
▪️ Relations between Russia and the USA have fallen “to the lowest point since the Cold War” in recent years, but Putin said he has established very good direct contacts with Trump;
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▪️ The situation around Ukraine became one of the central issues of the Alaska summit, the Russian leader said;
▪️ Russia is interested in ending the Ukrainian crisis and is ready to work on Ukraine’s security, Putin said;
▪️ Putin hopes that the understandings reached with Trump will open the way to peace in Ukraine;
▪️ The president expects that Kyiv and Europe will not obstruct the progress made in the settlement;
▪️ Bilateral trade between Russia and the USA has increased under Trump, and Russia and the USA have things to offer each other in various fields from technology to the Arctic, Putin said;
▪️ The Russian president thanked his American counterpart for the confidential tone of the conversation;
▪️ Putin hopes that the agreements in Alaska will become a cornerstone for resolving the Ukrainian problem and restoring Russia-USA relations.
▪️ The president expressed confidence that the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Trump had been the US president at that time;
▪️ According to Putin, the sooner the conflict in Ukraine is resolved, the better.
Source- TASS
