Trump and Putin meeting: World reaction to the outcome of the Alaska talks

The talks in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin ended without the signing of any agreements or ceasefire arrangements. However, the reaction of world politicians and experts was unequivocal: the meeting was a diplomatic victory for Putin.

"Trump didn't lose, but Putin clearly won" - John Bolton
Donald Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton said in comments to CNN that the American leader got "nothing from the talks but promises of new meetings", CNN reports, According to him, Putin achieved the main thing - restoring relations with the United States, avoided new sanctions and did not face the threat of a ceasefire.

"No progress, 1:0 in Putin's favour" - Wolfgang Ischinger
Wolfgang Ischinger, former head of the Munich Security Conference, emphasised that "Putin got the red carpet with Trump and Trump got nothing". In his opinion, the talks ended without real steps towards peace and brought only disappointment to Europe. About this he wrote on his page on the network X.

"Empty talk and shrugging of shoulders" - Senator Richard Blumenthal
US Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal called the summit "empty talk", emphasising that during the meeting Trump actually called Putin his friend, CNN reports his words.

Vladimir Putin is a war criminal, and meanwhile people in Ukraine continue to die from his bombings," he said.

"Munich Collusion 2" - Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky
The Czech diplomat compared the talks between Trump and Putin to the infamous Munich Agreement of 1938. He recalled the words of British Minister Anthony Eden that "only a temporary respite can be achieved by pacifying violence, but not a long peace."

Note that the talks between tRump and Putin lasted more than two and a half hours. After them, Putin and Trump addressed the press. During the joint press conference, Trump said that there is currently no agreement with Putin regarding the settlement of the war in Ukraine after the meeting in Alaska.

At the same time, Putin did not change his talking points about Russia's war against Ukraine. He said it is necessary to "eliminate" the main causes of the conflict, adding that "the situation in Ukraine" is linked to "fundamental threats to (Russia's) security."