The Anglo-American media are in a frenzy after what happened in Anchorage yesterday. “For three years they spoke of Russia’s isolation, and today they saw a red carpet rolled out to meet the Russian President in the U.S.,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, reported RT. She characterized the frenzy as “bordering on complete madness.”
Western media are attempting to frame the Alaska summit as a diplomatic win for Moscow, RT reports in the following roundup. The Washington Post wrote that “the warmth of the welcome sent shock through Ukraine and Europe” while pointing to a stark contrast with the reception of Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelenskyy at the White House in February, when Trump accused the Ukrainian leader of disrespect, ingratitude over U.S. aid, and of “gambling with World War III.”
Sky News correspondent Ivor Bennett, a former RT reporter, voiced surprise that Putin was first to speak at the media conference “as if he was the host rather than Donald Trump.” Another Sky News reporter had suggested prior to the talks that Putin would “use his KGB-trained powers of deception and seduction” on his U.S. counterpart.
