Estonian MP Marko Mihkelson (Reform), chairman of the Riigikogu’s Foreign Affairs Committee, said U.S. President Donald Trump was humiliated after a summit with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin on Friday ended without a deal.
The meeting took place in Alaska, USA, and was the first time the U.S. and Russian presidents had met since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Western leaders have shunned Putin in response to his decision to launch the war.
In the run-up, there were rumors that Moscow and Washington had come to an agreement on a land swap deal for Russia and Ukraine’s occupied eastern territories – without Ukrainian officials’ input – or a ceasefire.
However, Trump said no deal had been reached but “progress” had been made, at a press conference after the talks. He described the meeting as “very good” in an interview with Fox News. Trump also urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a deal with Russia.
The summit is being widely reported as a failure for Trump and a success for Putin.
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