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President Donald Trump was tight-lipped after his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday however provided some key perception into the assembly to Fox Information’ Sean Hannity in an unique interview.
Listed below are the important thing takeaways from Trump’s extremely anticipated assembly with the Russian chief as shared with Hannity.
1. ‘No deal till there’s a deal’
Trump advised Hannity that “so far as I’m involved, there’s no deal till there’s a deal.” He famous, nevertheless, that “we did make quite a lot of progress.”
2. Putin ‘desires to see it accomplished’
The president famous to Hannity that he believes Putin is just not solely open to peace however that he “desires to see it accomplished.”
President Donald Trump shakes fingers with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP by way of Getty Pictures)
3. Not ready to share what the sticking level was
Pressed by Hannity to share what the “one huge difficulty you don’t agree on” that saved the leaders from strolling away with a ceasefire deal, Trump declined to share. He mentioned, “No, I’d fairly not. I suppose someone’s going to go public with it, they’ll determine it out, however no, I don’t wish to try this, I wish to see if we are able to get it accomplished.”
4. As much as Zelenskyy and Europeh
After taking such a serious step as to bodily meet with the Russian president, Trump mentioned it’s now “as much as [Ukrainian] President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy to get it accomplished and possibly the European nations, they need to become involved a little bit bit.”
5. Trump open to trilateral assembly
The president mentioned that he can be open to attending a trilateral assembly with the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, saying, “In the event that they’d like, I’ll be at that assembly. They’re going to arrange a gathering now between President Zelenskyy and President Putin and myself, I suppose, not that I wish to be there, however I wish to get it accomplished.”
He added, “I’ll be there.”
PUTIN PRAISES TRUMP’S ‘SINCERE’ PEACE EFFORTS, SIGNALS POSSIBLE US-RUSSIA NUCLEAR DEAL
President Donald Trump meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Picture/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
6. Assembly a ‘10’
Trump mentioned that he would charge the assembly a ten out of 10, saying, “I believe the assembly was a ten within the sense that we obtained alongside nice.”
7. Russia respects America now
Requested what he thought lastly introduced Putin to the negotiating desk, Trump answered, “I don’t wish to say something introduced him, he’s a really sensible man, nothing introduced him to the desk, so to talk.”
“I believe he respects our nation now, he didn’t respect it beneath Biden, I can let you know that, he had no respect for it.”
8. No warfare if Trump was in workplace
Trump additionally commented that he “was so glad” that Putin shared his perception throughout their joint press convention that the Russia-Ukraine warfare would have by no means occurred had he been in workplace on the time.
ZELENSKYY NOT INVITED TO UPCOMING TRUMP, PUTIN TALKS — WHITE HOUSE SAYS THIS WAS THE REASON
Putin and Trump meet on the tarmac at Elmendorf Air Power Base in Alaska. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
9. Recommendation to Zelenskyy
With out hesitating, Trump mentioned that his recommendation to Zelenskyy after Friday’s assembly with Putin can be “make a deal.”
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10. 2020 election rigged
Trump shared that Putin advised him he believed the 2020 election was rigged due to the widespread mail-in voting, saying, “you possibly can’t have an awesome democracy with mail-in voting.”
