Former Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor told Newsmax on Saturday that Putin is “not interested in a ceasefire.”
The summit in Alaska earlier in the month between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended without any concrete pathway to peace. Trump is now seeking a formal meeting that includes Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
“I think that President Trump will figure out that President Putin is not interested in sitting down with President Zelenskyy. He’s not interested in a ceasefire that President Trump has talked about as a way to stop the killing,” Taylor told he said during an appearance on “America Right Now.”
“President Trump’s been very clear about his goals: Stop the killing. And Putin is not there. And
Former deputy national security adviser Victoria Coates joined the conversation and said that despite the setback, the president’s meeting with European leaders in the Oval Office was historic.
“I thought the meeting in the Oval Office on Monday was far more historic and momentous, with those seven European leaders coming in 40 hours” after the Alaska summit ended, she said.
“You would have thought that meeting would have taken six months or a year to plan, and instead, in 40 hours he had them all in the Oval Office singing from the same hymnal. Huge display of economic might.”
GET TODAY :
is the fastest-growing cable news channel in America with more than 30 million people watching!
Reuters Institute reports is one of the top news brands in the U.S.
You need to watch today.
Get it with great shows from Rob Schmitt, Greta Van Susteren, Greg Kelly, Carl Higbie, Rob Finnerty – and many more!
Find the channel on your cable system –
Sign up for and get , our streaming channel and our military channel World at War.
Find hundreds of shows, movies and specials.
Even get Jon Voight’s special series and President Trump’s comedy programs and much more!
Watch on your smartphone or home TV app.
Watch anytime, anywhere!
Start your now:
© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.