President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a highly anticipated meeting on Friday at a U.S. military base in Alaska aimed at advancing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. Expectations included a joint press conference that would outline any progress and allow reporters to question both leaders. Instead, the event unfolded in an unorthodox manner. According to Fox News White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, Putin entered first, delivered prepared remarks in Russian and departed quickly after posing for photographs beside Trump. No questions were taken, and Trump did not hold a separate briefing, contrary to plans the White House had floated if talks faltered. Heinrich, who was in the room, described the atmosphere as tense and "not good," saying it appeared that Putin had "steamrolled" the proceedings and secured the imagery he wanted while offering no visible concessions. The White House has not yet provided details on outcomes of the discussion, leaving the status of the Ukraine negotiations unclear.
Fox WH Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich: The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well. And it seemed like Putin came in and steamrolled, got right into what he wanted to say and got his photo next to the president and then left. https://t.co/Y5IYaiSjF1
Fox's Jacqui Heinrich Reports 'Putin Came In and Steamrolled' Trump https://t.co/FLRPVDcMkL
Even Fox News is saying the Trump-Putin meeting did not seem to go well for Trump. Yikes. “The way that it felt in the room was not good. It did not seem like things went well.” https://t.co/PMYFxSF7XA