Ice silence in Alaska. Putin Avoid responding if he will kill civilians, Trump, unusually reserved in statements
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin started the face -to -face discussions in Alaska, after a marked arrival of friendly gestures between the two heads of state and an unusual silence from the White House leader.
Vladimir Putin makes signs that he does not understand the questions of the FTO AFP press
Vladimir Putin avoided giving journalists a response to a fire termination agreement in Ukraine. Asked if he would “stop killing civilians”, the Kremlin leader seemed to sign that he had not heard the question.
Shortly after 22.00, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin shaking their hand on the red carpet, while on them passed US military aircraft. The world leaders posed for a photo, but did not answer the journalists' questions.
The Russian state press reported that, immediately after arriving on the track, Trump invited Putin to travel together in his armored car, instead of using the official Aurus limousine. The Russian stations presented the gesture as a signal of an “extremely friendly attitude” by the American president, emphasizing the “historical hand” between the two on the airport runway.
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Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska Photo AFP
Trump, more silent than usual
The summit between Trump and Putin started at the military base “Elmendorf-Richardson” in Anchorage, in a room where the messages “Alaska 2025” and “Persuing Peace” are displayed (“In search of peace”).
When President Donald Trump meets with world leaders, either in the Oval or External Office, he usually has a lot to say at the beginning of the discussions. On Friday it was different, comments CNN journalists. The two leaders were silent in the meeting room at Alaska's military base, while the cameras were surprising the moment. No one had anything to comment on.
Trump smiled and, at one point, bent down to tell him something to his interpreter.
“Can you reach an agreement with him, sir?“, A reporter asked. Trump didn't answer.
After a few moments, the US president gave the press signal for the press: “Thank you very much, everyone. Thank you.“
The Alaska summit marks the first direct negotiations between the American and the Russian leader, but in the absence of Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski.
The White House said that at the one-to-one meeting, initially planned between the two leaders, their counselors will now participate. Russian officials who accompany Putin are the Foreign Policy Councilor Yury Ushakov and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Trump is accompanied by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff. The discussions will not be limited to Ukraine and economic issues, according to the main Russian negotiator Kirill Dmitriev. A source told TASS that the two leaders will also address the subject of global strategic security. Trump said that if the summit with Putin would go wrong, he will “leave”.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski said there are no “signals” that Russia will end its war, indicating numerous attacks in Ukrainian cities on Friday.
