John Bolton, the former US National Security Advisor, on Saturday said that while "President Trump did not lose" at the Alaska Summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin "clearly won" during any discussions of a Ukraine peace deal.
Bolton told CNN that Trump departed the three-hour meeting, which took weeks to finally organize, with little more than a promise of more meetings. Bolton said Trump "didn't come away with anything, except more meetings," while Putin "has gone a long way to reestablishing the relationship, which I always believed was his key goal."
Bolton added, "He has escaped sanctions and he is not facing a ceasefire. The next meeting is not set. Zelensky was not told any of this before this press conference."
Although the meeting ended without a set direction or outcome, both the leaders said that the talks were "productive".
"We didn't get there but we have a very good chance of getting there," Trump said.
Bolton went on to dissect Trump's expressions during the summit and said, "And I will say one other thing. I thought Trump looked very tired up there. I mean, very tired," he continued. "Not disappointed, tired. And we'll have to reflect on what that means."He in a post on Truth Social wrote that the meeting in Alaska was "very successful", however, he now wants a direct peace agreement, and not a ceasefire deal.
"A great and very successful day in Alaska! The meeting with President Vladimir Putin of Russia went very well, as did a late-night phone call with President Zelenskyy of Ukraine, and various European Leaders, including the highly respected Secretary General of NATO. It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often does not hold up", he wrote.
He also said that Zelensky will meet him on Monday, after which the leaders will arrange a meeting with Putin.
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