Trump, Putin wrap 'extremely productive' summit but 'not there yet' on ending war
Ukraine War,Donald Trump,Vladimir Putin,Russia,Ukraine,Volodymyr Zelensky,Foreign Affairs,Peace Talks,World
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday wrapped an ‘extremely productive’ summit aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, though what the next steps are remain unclear.
Putin, who spoke first in a joint press conference held by the two world leaders, described the talks as a "constructive atmosphere of mutual respect."
The talks wrapped after just three hours, well over an hour short of original estimates and more than three hours shorter than the Kremlin believed the discussions would take.
"Today's agreement will be the starting point not only for the solution in Ukraine, but will also help us bring back business…between Russia and the U.S.," Putin said...
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