The high-stakes summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin began with a warm welcome at a US military base in Alaska but ended with a thud Friday (August 15) after they conceded that they had failed to reach any agreements on how to end the Russia-Ukraine war. For more analysis on the summit, FRANCE 24’s Erin Ogunkeye is joined by Claude Blanchemaison, Former French Ambassador to Russia.


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