Do direct Putin-Trump talks in Alaska signal ‘symbolic victory for Russia’? | News

Before stepping back into the Oval Office in January, United States President Donald Trump promised numerous times that he would broker a truce between Russia and Ukraine “within 24 hours”.

Since then, as the war has escalated and peace has looked increasingly distant, he recently claimed that pledge was sarcastic.

But a meeting between Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska on Friday has raised hopes among some Russians.

“It may be a signal for a restart of…

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News Source: www.aljazeera.com

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