Trump says that “ we did not get there. ”

After speaking for almost three hours, the two leaders held a press conference, where Putin started saying that they concluded an agreement to “pave the way for peace in Ukraine” but did not propose any detail. He added that the roots of Moscow’s concerns in Ukraine were to be treated before a full agreement could be concluded.

Trump followed these remarks and suggested that some pending problems are not solved, but have not made details either.

“There were a lot, many points on which we agreed-most, I would say, a couple of great people that we are not entirely obtained,” he said. “We have made progress. So there is no agreement before there was an agreement.”

Trump added that he will endeavor from the leaders of NATO and Ukraine.

“I’m going to start making some phone calls and telling them what happened,” he said. “We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were accepted and there are very few. Some are not so important. One is probably the most important, but we have a very good chance of getting there. We did not get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there. ”

Trump closed his remarks saying “We will talk to you very soon and you will probably have very soon.”

After the opening declarations, the press conference ended without one or the other president responding to journalists.

Ian Bremmer, president of the research company on political risks and advice Eurasia Group, said on X that Putin had saved time and has conceded anything, qualifying the victory summit, for the moment, for Russia.

“Putin treated as an equal by President Trump, which the Russian president was clearly satisfied,” he added.

Before the meeting, Trump described it as “fixing the table” and told Fox News earlier Friday than if it was going well, another meeting would follow soon. Otherwise, he suggested that he will not hold at all “more meetings, perhaps never”, adding that it would be upset if there is not “a form of ceasefire”.

“You have to weave and Bob and you don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Trump. “But we’re going to go and discover it. I would like to see a ceasefire.”

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, which could be included in a future series of talks, said the United States that the United States could end the war.

“We are counting on a strong American position,” he said in a video address in kyiv. “Everything will depend on this.”

Earlier in the week, Zelensky rejected a suggestion from Trump that any ceasefire agreement would force Ukraine and Russia to exchange a territory.

Trump warned on Wednesday that there will be “very serious consequences” if Putin does not accept to stop her war against Ukraine. But it was after Trump fell a previous threat to impose secondary sanctions on countries that matter to Russian oil. Instead, he agreed to meet Putin in Alaska.

Friday after his meeting with Putin, Trump announced or threatened new sanctions against Russia despite the absence of an agreement.

With existing sanctions against Russia and potentially new issues, the possible result of the Trump-Putin summit will create winners and losers in the energy space.

Peace means a drop in fuel prices for consumers, although a lower oil sector is becoming more and more pessimistic about the months and the coming year. On the other hand, the continuation of the fighting could signify increased sanctions against Russia and Russian oil buyers, adding pain in the pump while invigorating a languid oil industry and generating higher income.

Petroleum and gas revenues, which dropped by 27% in July a year ago, is also the main source of Kremlin funds, and Russia is short of financial resources, as war expenses deepen its budget deficit.

The National Wealth Fund, a key source of reserves, increased from $ 135 billion in January 2022 to only $ 35 billion last May and should run out later this year.

“The Russian economy is fast approaching a budgetary tightening that will bother its war efforts,” wrote the economist and expert in Russia Anders Åslund in a Project union OP-ED last week. “Although it may not be enough to force Putin to seek peace, it suggests that the walls are getting closer to him.”