Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine: What we know and what we don't

Anchorage. It was the first personal meeting between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin since the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine in February 2022. However, the two leaders remained very vague about the content of the meeting at a subsequent press conference.

• According to the Kremlin, the negotiations lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes.
• The subsequent press conference between Trump and Putin lasted twelve minutes.
• Putin and Trump praised the talks as constructive and productive.
• Trump plans to call NATO partners shortly and inform them about the exchange with Putin – as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
• Putin sees an opportunity for stronger economic exchange with the USA.
• After the conversation with Putin, Trump considers some points to be unresolved, but they have agreed on many points.
• There were no statements about a possible ceasefire in Putin and Trump's joint press conference.
• Putin spoke of agreements that could be the starting point for a solution to the Ukraine conflict.
• No questions from journalists were answered at the press conference.

Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles at the end of a press conference with US President Donald Trump.

Source: Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP/dpa

• What is the content of the agreements mentioned by Putin, which could be the starting point for a solution to the Ukraine conflict?
• Trump said there were still very few open points, including perhaps the most important one - what is it about?
• Was there any concrete discussion about a possible ceasefire and, if so, under what conditions?
• Were territorial issues discussed?
• Trump and Putin discussed a further meeting in a non-binding manner. Whether Putin officially invited Trump to Moscow remained unclear.
• Before the summit, Trump stated that there would be a possible second meeting involving Ukrainian President Zelenskyy – will this remain the case?

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