“In 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities, and I said that quite directly back then that it’s a big mistake,” Putin told reporters.

Putin also drew contrasts between Trump and Biden, saying that Trump is “results-oriented,” “has a very clear idea of what he would like to achieve,” and “sincerely cares about the prosperity of his nation” before taking aim at Biden for being uncooperative during their last meeting.

“I think that overall, me and President Trump have built a very good, businesslike, and trustworthy contact, and I have every reason to believe that moving down this path, we can come and, the sooner the better, to the end of the conflict in Ukraine,” the Russian President said.

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Putin: Overall, it is very important for our countries to turn the page, to go back to cooperation. It is symbolic that not far away from here, the border between Russia and the US, there was a so-called International Date Line. I think you can step over, literally, from yesterday into tomorrow. And I hope that we’ll succeed in that, in political sphere. I would like to thank President Trump for our joint work, for the well-wishing and trustworthy tone of our conversation. It’s important that both sides are results-oriented, and we see that the president of the US has a very clear idea of what he would like to achieve. He sincerely cares about the prosperity of his nation. Still, he understands that Russia has its own national interests. I expect that today’s agreements will be the starting point, not only for the solution of the Ukrainian issue, but also will help us bring back business-like and pragmatic relations between Russia and the US.

And in the end, I would like to add one more thing: I’d like to remind you that in 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague that the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities, and I said that quite directly back then that it’s a big mistake.

Today, President Trump is saying that if he was the President back then, there would be no war, and I’m quite sure that it would indeed be so. I can confirm that. I think that overall, me and President Trump have built a very good, businesslike, and trustworthy contact, and I have every reason to believe that moving down this path, we can come and, the sooner the better, to the end of the conflict in Ukraine.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump and Putin came to an agreement to secure peace between Russia and Ukraine after a three-hour-long meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.

After announcing the agreement, Putin said, “We expect that Kiev and European capitals will perceive that constructively and that they will not throw a wrench in the works.”

Likewise, Trump stated that Ukraine and NATO are “going to have to agree,” noting that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal,” and “it’s ultimately up to them.”