Donald Trump said Friday the onus was now on Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky to build on the Alaska summit between the US leader and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and secure a deal to end Russia’s three-year invasion.
“Now it’s really up to President Zelensky to get it done. And I would also say the European nations, they have to get involved a little bit, but it’s up to President Zelensky,” Trump told Fox News after the summit, saying he rated the meeting as ten out of ten.
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Friday made no breakthrough on Ukraine at their high-stakes summit, pointing to areas of agreement and rekindling a friendship but offering no news on a ceasefire.
After an abrupt ending to three hours of talks with aides, Trump said, “We’re not there yet, but we’ve made progress. There’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
He called the meeting “extremely productive” with “many points” agreed, although he did not offer specifics.