Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said some outcomes of the summit held by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump last August in Anchorage, Alaska, would remain on the diplomatic agenda between Russia and the United States.
Speaking on Sunday, Peskov said some agreements had been reached at the summit, but it was still difficult to assess their feasibility for Russia and the United States, as well as how they would be viewed in light of the current circumstances concerning Ukraine.
“At least some elements of these agreements will always remain on the agenda,” Peskov said, adding that the meeting between Putin, US special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner reflected an atmosphere of trust.
According to Peskov, the fact that the meeting took place showed that an atmosphere of trust existed and had strengthened, at least through this channel of communication. He also said that longer welcoming remarks could be made at the beginning of meetings when the president had messages he considered necessary to convey.
Putin meeting lasted three hours and 10 minutes
Kushner and Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Saturday to meet with Putin. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said the meeting lasted three hours and 10 minutes.
Ushakov said the meeting addressed the war in Ukraine, as well as large-scale projects that Russia and the United States could implement. The Kremlin aide described the meeting as “substantive, constructive and extremely candid.”
US representatives traveled to Kyiv after Moscow
The US representatives traveled to Kyiv on Sunday after their meeting in Russia. It was the first visit to Kyiv since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Russia and Ukraine held three rounds of peace talks in January and February this year, mediated by the United States. The negotiations later stalled; Moscow and Kyiv linked the pause to the US-Iran war that began at the end of February.
