Abu Zaid stated in an intervention on ‘Sputnik’ radio that ‘the Ukrainian side must be prepared for the outcomes of the Alaska Summit talks.’ He noted that the statements of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump indicated that ‘the summit will lead to subsequent steps, with Putin showing a desire to ceasefire and address the root causes of the Ukrainian crisis, according to the necessities of Russian national security, while Trump affirmed that the talks were constructive.’
Earlier on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Donald Trump held talks in Alaska. The two presidents met at the Elmendorf-Richardson military base.
The presidents’ narrow-format talks were held in a ‘trilateral’ format and lasted two hours and 45 minutes.
