Ukraine's End Of War Is Still Far From Fire

JAKARTA - There is no concrete agreement from the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The end of the Ukraine war is like being far from burning.

The ceasefire to start the war Ukraine and its allies in Europe hoped was not in the nearly 3-hour meeting deal in Alaska on Friday, August 15 local time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on the press conference podium said he hoped the agreement reached at a meeting with US President Donald Trump could be a stepping stone to resolve the Ukrainian conflict and restore relations between Russia and the US.

"I hope that today's deal will be a reference point, not only to resolve Ukraine's problems, but will also bring about a restoration of business and pragmatic relations between Russia and the United States," Putin said.

He said there is enormous potential for both countries to build business and investment partnerships in areas such as energy, technology, and space exploration, as well as in the Arctic.

"I have many reasons to believe that by moving on this path, we can end the conflict in Ukraine as soon as possible," he said at a joint press conference where the two leaders did not answer any questions.

However, Putin did not specify what was agreed upon by both parties.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump after the meeting said talks with Putin did not come up with an agreement to stop Moscow's war in Ukraine.

But Trump described the meeting as "very productive."

In a brief speech to reporters, the two leaders said they had made progress on issues that were not mentioned, but they did not provide details and did not answer questions.

"There are a lot of points we have agreed on. I think there are some important points that we haven't fully achieved, but we've made some progress," Trump said, standing by backdrop, "chasing Peace."

"There will be no agreement until there is an agreement," Trump said.

It is not yet clear whether the negotiations have resulted in meaningful measures towards a ceasefire in Europe's deadliest conflict in 80 years.

In his brief remarks, Putin hoped Ukraine and its allies in Europe would accept the results of constructive US-Russian negotiations and not try to "disrupt the progress that has been made."

"I hope today's deal will be a reference point, not only to resolve Ukraine's problems, but will also begin a pragmatic recovery of business relations between Russia and the United States," Putin said.

The end of the anti-limax from this closely monitored summit is in stark contrast to its original splendor and atmosphere.

When Putin arrived at an Air Force base in Alaska, the red carpet awaits him. Trump welcomed Putin warmly while US military jets flew over him.

Bagi Putin, pertemuan puncak tersebut merupakan kemenangan besar, terlepas dari hasilnya.

He could describe the meeting as evidence of years of Western efforts to isolate Russia has failed and Moscow is again gaining its proper place on the high table of international diplomacy.