Inside President Trump’s assembly with Russian President Putin

President Donald Trump was tight-lipped after his high-stakes summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday however provided some key perception into the assembly to Fox Information’ Sean Hannity in an unique interview.

Listed here are the important thing takeaways from Trump’s extremely anticipated assembly with the Russian chief as shared with Hannity. 

1. ‘No deal till there’s a deal’

Trump instructed Hannity that “so far as I’m involved, there’s no deal till there’s a deal.” He famous, nonetheless, that “we did make a whole lot of progress.”

2. Putin ‘needs to see it executed’

The president famous to Hannity that he believes Putin will not be solely open to peace however that he “needs to see it executed.” 

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3. Not ready to share what the sticking level was

Pressed by Hannity to share what the “one massive problem you don’t agree on” that stored the leaders from strolling away with a ceasefire deal, Trump declined to share. He mentioned, “No, I’d fairly not. I assume someone’s going to go public with it, they’ll determine it out, however no, I don’t wish to do this, I wish to see if we are able to get it executed.” 

4. As much as Zelenskyy and Europeh

After taking such a serious step as to bodily meet with the Russian president, Trump mentioned it’s now “as much as [Ukrainian] President [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy to get it executed and perhaps the European nations, they should become involved a bit of bit.”

5. Trump open to trilateral assembly

The president mentioned that he could be open to attending a trilateral assembly with the presidents of Ukraine and Russia, saying, “In the event that they’d like, I’ll be at that assembly. They’re going to arrange a gathering now between President Zelenskyy and President Putin and myself, I assume, not that I wish to be there, however I wish to get it executed.” 

He added, “I’ll be there.” 

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President Donald Trump meets with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Picture/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

6. Assembly a ‘10’

Trump mentioned that he would charge the assembly a ten out of 10, saying, “I feel the assembly was a ten within the sense that we received alongside nice.” 

7. Russia respects America now

Requested what he thought lastly introduced Putin to the negotiating desk, Trump answered, “I don’t wish to say something introduced him, he’s a really good man, nothing introduced him to the desk, so to talk.” 

“I feel he respects our nation now, he didn’t respect it beneath Biden, I can let you know that, he had no respect for it.” 

8. No battle if Trump was in workplace

Trump additionally commented that he “was so blissful” that Putin shared his perception throughout their joint press convention that the Russia-Ukraine battle would have by no means occurred had he been in workplace on the time. 

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Putin and Trump meet on the tarmac at Elmendorf Air Drive Base in Alaska. (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)

9. Recommendation to Zelenskyy

With out hesitating, Trump mentioned that his recommendation to Zelenskyy after Friday’s assembly with Putin could be “make a deal.” 

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10. 2020 election rigged

Trump shared that Putin instructed him he believed the 2020 election was rigged due to the widespread mail-in voting, saying, “you’ll be able to’t have an awesome democracy with mail-in voting.”