Did Trump fail yet again with Putin?

[spidermike007]

To some of us it would appear that every time Trump meets with an adversarial world leader like Putin, Kim, Xi, or MBS they get the best of him. He often fails to get any concessions out of them and the meetings often seem relatively meaningless from a standpoint of progress. 

 

Though Trump described it as very high stakes, it does not appear that anything productive has come out of it for the US, and some of us might guess that Putin was able to extract some concessionary promises from Trump, based on the way Trump is talking about easing sanctions and renewing trade with Russia.

 

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the United States and Russia “didn’t get there” on a deal regarding the war in Ukraine, even as he called his three-hour meeting in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin “extremely productive.” The meeting—which Trump had billed as “high stakes”—ended earlier than expected and on a deflated note for the U.S., with no concrete steps reached toward a ceasefire, and Trump cutting their joint press conference short.

 

The two said they would meet again, possibly in Moscow. After their meeting concluded, both Trump and Putin spoke only briefly to reporters and neither took any questions. The summit had been framed as potentially determine the trajectory of the war and paving the way for future negotiations between Trump, Putin, and Zelensky, who had warned that he was counting on “a strong position from America.”

 

Trump had previously warned Putin of “very severe consequences” if a ceasefire is not reached and said he’s prepared to “walk away” from the talks if they do not go well. Trump’s suggestion of easing economic restrictions has drawn sharp criticism from European allies, who warn that any premature normalization could undermine the unified Western stance on sanctions and harm Ukraine’s position in ongoing negotiations.

 

Some analysts and Congressional Republicans, including Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania and Don Bacon of Nebraska, have also warned that such a move risks rewarding Putin’s invasion by effectively legitimizing Russia’s territorial gains and military aggression. Trump told reporters earlier Friday that he believed “something” will come of the summit in Alaska and praised his relationship with Putin, whose invasion of Ukraine has resulted in tens of thousands of civilians killed and millions displaced.

 

https://time.com/7309902/trump-putin-meeting-ultimatum-ceasefire-talks/

 

 

[spidermike007]

On a positive note it's probably a good thing that Trump did not make a deal with Putin, as he likely would have given away the store, short changed Ukraine, and emboldened Putin even more. 

 

Donald Trump. I can't make a deal to save my life. 

[Harrisfan]

North Korea has never done a deal with the west.

[Rimmer]

Already running in several places including World News HERE

 

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[CharlieH]

Running in World news, continue there please.