President Donald Trump said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin had an \u201cextremely productive meeting\u201d in Alaska about winding down the Ukraine war, but he also stressed \u201cthere\u2019s no deal until there\u2019s a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n
Trump and Putin emerged for a press conference after a 3-hour closed-door meeting with their top advisers with optimistic messages, though a deal has not been reached or finalized.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will say that I believe we had a very productive meeting. There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them, I would say\u2013a couple of big ones that we haven\u2019t quite gotten there, but we\u2019ve made some headway. So there\u2019s no deal until there\u2019s a deal,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe really made some great progress today. I\u2019ve always had a fantastic relationship with President Putin, with Vladimir. We had many, many tough meetings and good meetings,\u201d he went on to add. \u201cWe were interfered with by the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. It made it a little bit tougher to deal with, but he understood it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Of the issues that linger as roadblocks to a potential deal, Trump said ,\u201dSome are not that significant,\u201d while one issue he did not identify \u201cis probably the most significant.\u201d He expressed optimism that an agreement can be reached regarding whatever the particular issue is.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very good chance of getting there. We didn\u2019t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there,\u201d he told reporters.<\/p>\n
Trump said his next move is to call the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will call up the various people that I think are appropriate, and I\u2019ll, of course, call up President Zelensky and tell them about today\u2019s meeting. It\u2019s ultimately up to them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Trump also emphasized the investment pouring into the United States and hinted at the opportunities Russian businesses could have if the war came to an end.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also have some tremendous Russian business representatives here. And I think, you know, everybody wants to deal with us,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve become the hottest country anywhere in the world in a very short period of time, and we look forward to that. We look forward to dealing\u2013we\u2019re going to try and get this over with.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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