What Vladimir Putin's trusted counselor says about a Trump-Putin-Zenski meeting


Russian presidential adviser for foreign business Iuri Usakov. Credit Line: Yuri Kochetkov / AP / Profimedia
The subject regarding a possible trilateral meeting between the US, Russian and Ukrainian presidents was not discussed by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the Alaska summit, said Iuri Usakov, Putin's adviser to foreign policy, reports Reuters on Saturday.
Usakov, one of the most reliable councilors of the Kremlin leader, added that he does not know when the US President and Putin will meet again.
“I do not know yet. The president of the USA said he will call his colleagues and discuss with them the results of the current negotiations. And then we will decide what we will do next,” said Usakov, quoted by the Russian Tass agency.
The sources of the US press revealed what Trump told Zelenski on the phone after meeting Putin: “Better than an armistice”
The discussions between Trump and Putin did not result in concrete results, the two leaders ending their meeting in Alaska without making any statement about a possible cessation of fire in Ukraine.
In the statement at the end of the summit, the US president spoke about agreements on important points, but did not provide details.
The vice -president of the Russian National Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, says that the US and Russia have agreed to move the pressure on Kiev and Europe.
“As a result of a discussion of almost three hours, the head of the White House has given up escalation of pressure on Russia. At least for the moment. Important: The meeting has shown that negotiations are possible without prior conditions and at the same time as the continuation of the special military operation. Security of Russia, Dmitri Medvedev.




