The U.S.-Russia summit did not meet expectations, and the Trump-Putin meeting yielded limited results, drawing disappointment from the outside world.

Foreign media comments on the US-Russia summit: Disappointing.

After the meeting between Trump and Putin, Singapore's "Lianhe Zaobao" cited experts' views, stating that the "Trump-Putin summit" was full of noise but little substance, with no agreements reached or a ceasefire in Ukraine, which is disappointing. Although Trump still praised the holding of the summit, his dissatisfaction with the outcome is evident. "Trump gave Putin a public relations victory, but gained nothing himself." In the coming days, it is unlikely that a trilateral summit involving the US, Russia, and Ukraine will take place.

From the actual progress, the differences between the US and Russia are far greater than their consensus: both sides only reached a superficial agreement on "keeping communication channels open," with no breakthroughs on core issues such as a ceasefire in the Ukraine conflict, US-Russia nuclear arms control, and European security architecture. There are many unresolved issues — the positions of the US and Russia on the Ukraine conflict are fundamentally opposed. The US hopes Russia will stop the fighting but is unwilling to commit to the boundaries of aid to Ukraine; Russia insists that the West should stop military assistance to Ukraine and recognize its de facto control over eastern Ukraine, making compromise difficult for both sides.

The future situation appears even more uncertain: a ceasefire in Ukraine is unlikely in the short term, the frontline confrontation may continue to be僵持, Ukraine will continue to rely on Western aid to maintain the situation, and the difficulties in people's livelihood and economy are unlikely to improve. For Europe, the fruitless US-Russia summit means it will still have to bear the pressures of energy security, refugee settlement, etc., and the intensifying US-Russia rivalry may further split European internal positions, making Europe more passive in the geopolitical game.

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