When Putin’s jet refuelled in Alaska, the Russians offered to pay in cash

The minute we take those steps, there is no-one left in the world to go talk to the Russians and try and get them to the table to reach a peace agreement," he said. Trump may have been outplayed in Alaska, but let's remember Putin is the problem Photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin waves from behind a lectern Vladimir Putin does not have the same goals as the other players in his game and the longer attempts at negotiating go on, the more advantage he gains, writes Emily Clark. "We all the know the elements of such a deal: there has to be talk about what the territories are going to look like … there has to be talk about Ukraine's legitimate desire for security in the long term, to make sure they don't get invaded again, there has to be talk about how Ukraine is rebuilt," Mr Rubio told NBC.

Author: Emily Clark

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