'No deal until deal': Trump-Putin meet in Alaska remains inconclusive with no ceasefire with Ukraine
PTC News Desk: The much anticipated meeting between the US President Trump and Russian President Putin in Alaska on Friday remained inconclusive as the meeting concluded without an agreement to end or pause the war in Ukraine, the deadliest conflict in Europe since 1945, now in its fourth year.
US President Donald Trump said Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made "very productive" progress but reached no final agreement after a nearly three-hour summit in Anchorage, Alaska, focused on the war in Ukraine.
"There were many, many points that we agreed on," Trump said at a joint press conference with Putin. "I would say a couple of big ones that we haven’t quite got there, but we've made some headway. So there's no deal until there's a deal."
"And there are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant, but we have a very good chance of getting there. We didn’t get there." he added.
Meanwhile in a short address as both the leaders shared the stage, Putin said he and Trump had reached an understanding on Ukraine conflict, to what he called as a 'starting point for resolution' and conflict a 'tragedy'. Putin further also warned Europe not to "torpedo the nascent progress."
Trump said he had not yet spoken with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but said he planned to do so soon, along with European leaders.
"There’s still work to be done, but I think we’re in a much better place than we were before this meeting," he said.
- With inputs from agencies
