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Trump didn't even leave food for Putin, and the US-Russia summit ended hastily in just a few hours, with the Russian president's special plane returning home on the spot.
After a six-year hiatus, Trump met with Putin again, taking advantage of the US Air Force's advantageous position, and first gave Putin a combination of 'carrot and stick'.
The meeting was originally scheduled to be a one-on-one conversation, but was ultimately changed to a three-on-three discussion. On the US side, Secretary of State Rubio and presidential envoy Witkoff accompanied Trump, while on the Russian side, Foreign Minister Lavrov and presidential aide Ushakov accompanied Putin.
The conclusion of the 'Trump-Putin meeting' came faster than the outside world imagined. After nearly three hours of negotiations and a brief press conference, Putin boarded a plane back to Russia, and Trump immediately returned to Washington. The originally scheduled lunch between the US and Russian delegations was canceled.
Neither side explained the reason for the cancellation of the lunch, but from the statements of Trump and Putin, it seems that both the US and Russia need to race against time to quickly implement the content of the talks. Another possibility is that it's not wise to linger in a place where disputes arise; to be honest, Putin is still quite dangerous, especially since Trump himself has been attacked before.
That said, no matter how well Trump and Putin get along in the talks, if Ukraine does not agree, it will be difficult to progress with subsequent matters.
In fact, the one-on-one conversation between Trump and Putin ultimately turned into a three-on-three discussion, likely due to pressure from the EU and Ukraine—if the two had met one-on-one, Putin might have truly secured the deal, so Trump needed someone like Rubio, a 'hawk on Russia,' to hold him back.
Putin understands that in order to deal with Trump, who sees himself as a businessman, he must definitely offer something in return.
Now aluminum and rare earths are far from enough; Russia needs to provide more benefits to 'trade' with Trump, and these things require Putin to return home and personally arrange for preparations for the next 'Trump-Putin meeting,' which is expected to be held in Moscow.
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After a six-year hiatus, Trump met with Putin again, taking advantage of the US Air Force's advantageous position, and first gave Putin a combination of 'carrot and stick'.
The meeting was originally scheduled to be a one-on-one conversation, but was ultimately changed to a three-on-three discussion. On the US side, Secretary of State Rubio and presidential envoy Witkoff accompanied Trump, while on the Russian side, Foreign Minister Lavrov and presidential aide Ushakov accompanied Putin.
The conclusion of the 'Trump-Putin meeting' came faster than the outside world imagined. After nearly three hours of negotiations and a brief press conference, Putin boarded a plane back to Russia, and Trump immediately returned to Washington. The originally scheduled lunch between the US and Russian delegations was canceled.
Neither side explained the reason for the cancellation of the lunch, but from the statements of Trump and Putin, it seems that both the US and Russia need to race against time to quickly implement the content of the talks. Another possibility is that it's not wise to linger in a place where disputes arise; to be honest, Putin is still quite dangerous, especially since Trump himself has been attacked before.
That said, no matter how well Trump and Putin get along in the talks, if Ukraine does not agree, it will be difficult to progress with subsequent matters.
In fact, the one-on-one conversation between Trump and Putin ultimately turned into a three-on-three discussion, likely due to pressure from the EU and Ukraine—if the two had met one-on-one, Putin might have truly secured the deal, so Trump needed someone like Rubio, a 'hawk on Russia,' to hold him back.
Putin understands that in order to deal with Trump, who sees himself as a businessman, he must definitely offer something in return.
Now aluminum and rare earths are far from enough; Russia needs to provide more benefits to 'trade' with Trump, and these things require Putin to return home and personally arrange for preparations for the next 'Trump-Putin meeting,' which is expected to be held in Moscow.
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