Donald Trump met with Vladimir Putin for the first time in several years – the Russian president was greeted by a red carpet, an honor escort and a applause from the White House. Three -hour talks did not make any promises of ceasefire in Ukraine, but allowed Putin to return to the world, the BBC reports.
The experts surveyed by the BBC see the success of the meeting only in the fact that Trump and Putin did not announce that they had decided to decide Ukraine themselves.
Trump advised Ukraine to agree with Russia
After a meeting with Putin, the US president gave an interview with Fox News. He gave the talks a “10” ball there, because “it is good when the nuclear countries talk”.
After the meeting, Trump announced that Putin wants to “solve the problem” and that Russia and Ukraine are close to the agreement. Trump did not mention the parameters of this agreement or what Putin agreed. He did not even mention what issues he had in disagreement with the Russian president. Trump said he would “better not answer” this question.
However, he stated that “now everything depends on President Zelenska”. The American President himself is ready to arrange a meeting of Putin and Zelensk next week.
“They are going to arrange a meeting between President Zelensky and President Putin. And I don’t even think I would even ask them to do so. Not because I would like to be there, but I want to make sure it is done,” Trump said. It is not clear from these words who organizes the meeting – Moscow or Kyiv.
Trump also said he and Putin have agreed on many issues on Ukrainian security guarantees. He also said he advised Zelensky to agree to the conclusion of the agreement with Putin: “Russia is a very strong country, but they are not.”
Asked about secondary sanctions against China for buying Russian oil, Trump replied: “Given what happened today, I don’t think we still have to think about it.” But he admitted that after two or three weeks might be worth it again
Putin instructs Trump
In an interview with Fox News, Trump said Vladimir Putin explained to him why Trump lost to Joe Baiden in previous elections. According to Putin, everything was related to the current US postal voting system.
According to Trump, the Russian president said that no other country has such a vote, and this is an undemocratic procedure, as the electoral bullet is sent through many hands by mail.
True, voting by mail exists in many countries around the world, such as the UK, Germany, Austria, Canada, Switzerland and many other countries.
The International Institute for Democracy and Election (Idea) and the US Election Aid Commission notes that the level of approved fraud in voting by mail is extremely low. For example, in the US between 2000 and 2020, approximately 0.00006 % of ballot papers were found.
date:2025-08-16 03:23:00