Afrasianet - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump held a press conference after the conclusion of the Alaska meeting.
The following are the most prominent statements of Russian President Vladimir Putin:
• Putin: Talks with President Trump took place in a constructive and positive atmosphere
• Putin: I thank President Trump for inviting him to visit Alaska
• Putin: Russia and the United States are close neighbors even though they are separated by an ocean
• Putin: Russia and Alaska are separated only by the Bering Strait, and the two countries are close neighbors
• Putin: Much of the shared history between Russia and the United States is linked to Alaska
• Putin: To this day, Alaska still retains a large amount of the cultural heritage of "Russian America"
• Putin: Trump received us in a friendly way when we met
• Putin: Russia expresses gratitude to the US authorities for their decent attitude towards the memory of the Soviet pilots buried in Alaska
• Putin: Russia will always remember historical examples of how the Russian Federation and the United States crushed common enemies and provided assistance and support to each other
• Putin: Alaska is a logical place to hold a meeting with President Trump
• Putin: Relations between Russia and the United States have fallen to their lowest point since the Cold War, during a period when there were no direct contacts between the leaders of the two countries
• Putin: Phone conversations with President Trump have always been frank
• Putin: Dialogue between the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States should have begun, and it was necessary to move to dialogue to avoid confrontation
• Putin: There have been no Russian-American summit-level meetings in more than four years, which is a long time
• Putin: Russia sees a desire in the Trump administration to help solve the Ukraine crisis
• Putin: Russia is genuinely interested in ending the Ukraine conflict
• Putin: Russia is interested in a long-term settlement in Ukraine
• Putin: The current situation in Ukraine is a tragedy and a great pain for Russia
• Putin: Russia and the United States have many areas of interest for joint action
• Putin: We expect Kyiv not to hinder progress in settlement
• Putin: It is important for Russia and the United States to return to cooperation
• Putin: The goal of the talks between the two sides at the summit between Russia and the United States was to reach results
• Putin: I hope Russia and the United States can move "from yesterday to tomorrow" in their bilateral relations
• Putin: I expect today's talks with Trump to launch trade and practical relations between Russia and the United States
• Putin: If Trump were president of the United States, there would be no conflict in Ukraine
• Putin: We were in dire need of a personal meeting between the leaders of Russia and the United States
• Putin: I have a very good working relationship with Trump
• Putin: There is a possibility of reaching an end to the conflict in Ukraine
• Putin: The situation in Ukraine was one of the central issues at the Alaska summit
• Putin: For Russia, the events in Ukraine are linked to a fundamental threat to our security
• Putin: Russia considers the Ukrainian people a brotherly people
• Putin: We have a relationship of trust with Trump, and by moving forward on this path, there is a chance that "the sooner the better" to end the conflict in Ukraine
• Putin: For the Ukrainian settlement to be sustainable, the root causes of the crisis must be eliminated
• Putin: I hope that the agreements that followed the Alaska summit will become the basis, including the resolution of the crisis in Ukraine
• Putin: With the arrival of the new US administration, the volume of trade between the Russian Federation and the United States has started to rise
• Putin: Russia and the United States have something to offer each other in trade, energy, technology and space
• Putin: The interaction between the Russian Federation and the United States in the Arctic is important
US President Donald Trump's most prominent statements:
• Trump: My meeting with President Putin was very productive
• Trump: 'Tremendous progress' will be made after meeting with President Putin
• Trump: We want to end the crisis together, and today we have achieved a great achievement and breaches, and my relationship with Putin is very good
• Trump: President Putin knows that talk of Russian interference in our elections is just fabrications and I hope to work jointly with Moscow
• Trump: I will make calls to Zelensky, NATO leaders and others to share the results of the meeting with President Putin
• Trump: I thank President Putin and his entire team for the previous conversations that got us to where we are today
• Trump: Putin and I have been able to agree on "many points" related to the Ukraine crisis, but we have not yet agreed on a number of things
• Trump on Putin's proposal to hold the next meeting in Moscow: This is interesting and I will do it
• Trump: I expect to talk to Putin "very soon" next time
• Trump: No agreement with Russia on the "most important point" on Ukraine yet, but the two sides have a "good chance" of reaching an agreement
• Trump: I hope for fruitful meetings between the United States and Russia in the future
• Trump: We want to put an end to the killings in the Ukraine crisis and President Putin wants that too
• TRUMP: I think President Putin is as interested in ending the conflict in Ukraine as I am and I hope to continue our dialogue