THE ALASKA'S BRIDGE WAS TOO FAR FOR TRUMP AND PUTIN./-Mt68
Eastern European officials react with skepticism to Putin’s comments
Senior government officials in Eastern Europe have reacted with skepticism to comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Alaska summit.
While saying he was interested in ending the conflict, Putin said the primary causes needed to be “eliminated” for that to happen, adding that the “situation in Ukraine” had to do with “fundamental threats to (Russia’s) security.”
In a post on X on Saturday morning local time, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene accused Putin of “more gaslighting and veiled threats,” a reference to the Russian leader issuing a warning to Ukraine and Europe not to “sabotage” progress made at the summit.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in a statement that he welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts but doubted Putin’s interest in a deal, according to Reuters.
“If Putin were serious about negotiating peace, he would not have been attacking Ukraine all day today,” he said.
Trump and Putin skipped Q&A because “exhaustive statements were made,” Kremlin spokesperson says
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped answering questions at Friday’s joint news conference because their statements said it all, according to the Kremlin’s spokesperson.
“Exhaustive statements were made,” Dmitry Peskov said when asked why the two leaders only delivered remarks at the news conference, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.
“The conversation is really very positive, and the two presidents spoke about it. This is the very conversation that allows us to confidently continue moving forward together on the path of seeking resolution options,” Peskov said, RIA reported.
Trump calls Hillary Clinton "very nice" over Nobel Prize remarks
President Donald Trump said he appreciated Hillary Clinton saying she’d nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize if he brokered peace in Ukraine — even as he maintained he’s not campaigning for the award.
“I don’t want to be involved in such stuff,” he said, before adding that his former presidential rival’s remarks were “very nice. If she said that, it’s very nice. I really appreciate it too, actually.”
Clinton said earlier Friday that she would personally nominate Trump for the prize if he were the “architect” of ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, but only if he could do so without Ukraine having to cede territory to Russia.
Trump says Putin and Zelensky want him at future joint meeting: "I'll be there"
President Donald Trump said that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky want him to attend a future potential meeting between the two leaders to discuss a path to peace.
“They both want me there,” Trump said in a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity. “They both want me there, and I’ll be there.”
Asked if he was confident peace could happen in a relatively short time period, Trump replied: “Fairly short, yeah.”
Trump also conceded that he was wrong to think the Russia-Ukraine conflict would be “the easiest” of all the conflicts to solve, harkening back to his campaign promise to end the war in 24 hours.
“I thought this would be the easiest of them all, and it was the most difficult,” Trump said.
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