There is an “agreement,” said Russia’s ruler Vladimir Putin after his summit with US President Donald Trump. “We made really great progress,” he seconded. Only what the two discussed or even agreed remained completely open after the meeting in Alaska. The presidents’ press statements were over after a few minutes, no questions were allowed (all current developments around the summit in Alaska Read in star-Newsblog).
Reaction to Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
And so not only did the journalists puzzle on the military base in Alaska, which is now the specific results of this day. If at all, they should only be economic in nature, because one thing also said Trump: no significant progress was made in an important area. Means: Peace in Ukraine will not exist for the time being, Russia will not hire his war of aggression. First reactions from German politics and experts:
Chancellor Friedrich Merz Has made a joint explanation of the meeting between Trump and Putin on Saturday with other Europeans. “The next step must now be further talks, including President Selenskyj”, which Trump will soon meet, it says in the Explanation with heads of state and government from France, Great Britain, Poland, Italy, Finland and the EU leaders. “We are also ready to work with President Trump and President Selenskyj for a triple summit with European support,” it continues.
The CDU foreign politician Norbert Röttgen draws the conclusion that Europe has to reflect on itself, especially on its security. “This meeting has once again shown that Europe’s security must be organized by us Europeans themselves,” said the CDU politician to the newspapers of the Funke Mediengruppe and the news portal “T-Online” and the “Rheinische Post”.
Serap GülerCDU Minister of State in the Federal Foreign Office, summed up that it was “not a good day for the western world” without going into detail. Political scientist and military expert Carlo Masala The University of the Bundeswehr in Munich wrote at X that it was unclear in which points Putin and Trump agree. Then also expressed himself in conversation with the star:
Political scientist Peter R. Neumann In addition to “warm words”, the King’s College in London didn’t see much. “Apparently it didn’t go well,” he evaluated the summit at X. “No deal. No ceasefire.” CDU foreign politician Roderich Kiesewetter said in the ARD morning magazine: “It’s more of a Black Friday been.”
The former top diplomat Wolfgang Ischinger reacted disappointed. The former head of the Munich Security Conference wrote on the Platform X: “No real progress – clearly 1-0 for Putin – no new sanctions. For the Ukrainians: nothing. For Europe: deeply disappointing.” Putin got his red carpet with Trump, but nothing Trump. As was to be feared, there was no ceasefire and no peace.
Another voice comes from FDP politician Marie-Egnes Strack-Zimmermann.Shebecame very clear to the broadcaster world: “What we got offered in two and a half hours was a bitterly evil Burlesque. Basically, this is the end of a common western community of value. “
The SPD foreign politician Ralf Stegner has been confident. Stegner said the “Rheinische Post” according to Saturday: Even if the press appearance of the two “contained more political theatrics as a substance, the conversation of the two remains the greatest perspective of hope that the war in Ukraine could finally end with all the daily victims”.
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The Greens chairwoman Franziska Brantner has criticized the “complete normalization” of the Kremlin chief. “Nothing to be expected from Trump. Concentrating on Europe,” Brantner wrote on the X platform. You now need a “maximum strength of Europeans and where necessary further worldwide partners”. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) is now on the train.
Left-wing boss Jan van Aken Looks after the summit of Trump and Putin no more relying on the USA. “At the latest since last night everyone in Europe, Donald Trump doesn’t care about Ukraine,” he said on Saturday in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”. Van Aken also stated: “Donald Trump only thinks of Donald Trump and the interests of the United States.”
Also the ex-link politician and BSW founder Sahra Wagenknecht has commented on the summit. This is no disappointmentHas, says Wagenknecht. “It is already a Diplomatic progress compared to the past few years. It makes the world a bit safer when the USA and Russia speak together again at the highest level, “Wagenknecht continues. In addition, it asked Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the other Europeans that they” now make their contribution to a negotiating offer with a realistic peace plan and also bring Selenskyj into account. “
The deputy AfD parliamentary group leader Markus Frohnmaier Chancellor Merz asked Putin. “While Washington and Moscow open up new opportunities for relaxation, Chancellor Friedrich Merz has led Germany to the sidelines,” he said. “He (Merz) refuses to direct dialogue with Putin, relies on maximum demands instead and finally wanted to bring himself into play at the summit.” Trump had made it clear that Europeans had no place at the table in this process.
Note: This article is continuously updated.
