Putin: Russia-US relations have fallen to the lowest point since the Cold War
President of Russia, Putin, said during a joint press conference with US President Trump that Russia-US relations have fallen to the lowest point since the Cold War, during which the two leaders have not had direct contact.
Putin said: "The high-level meetings between Russia and the US have not taken place for more than four years, which is a long period. The past period has been very difficult for bilateral relations. Frankly speaking, the relationship between the two countries has fallen to the lowest point since the Cold War. This is not beneficial to our two countries, nor to the world."
The meeting between Putin and Trump was held at the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Base in Anchorage, Alaska, and the two leaders held talks in a small-scale format of "three plus three". After the talks, the two presidents addressed representatives of the media.
Putin's speech at the press conference lasted 8 minutes, while Trump's speech was slightly over 3 minutes.
The small-scale talks between the leaders of Russia and the United States lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes. The Russian side included Foreign Minister Lavrov and Presidential Assistant Ushakov, while the US side included Secretary of State Rubio and Presidential Special Representative Witkowsky.
Kremlin stated that the central topic of the Russia-US presidential meeting was mediating the Ukraine conflict. Both sides also discussed broader issues of peace and security, as well as international and regional pressing issues.
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