Russia is a strong country that knows how to win wars, US President Donald Trump said at a briefing for journalists at the White House.
“The Russians are strong, that's why they keep fighting. They defeated Hitler. We did the same. Russia defeated Napoleon,“ he said.
On August 8, Trump said that he expected to meet with Putin in Alaska on August 15. Then the plans for these talks were confirmed by the Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov. According to him, the leaders will focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. The Kremlin expects the next meeting between Putin and Trump to be held on Russian territory, Ushakov said.