President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser thought he looked “tired” at his Alaska summit, which did him no favors standing opposite Russian President Vladimir Putin.
John Bolton said on CNN that Putin “clearly won” the high-profile encounter on Friday given that he escaped without agreeing to a ceasefire with Ukraine and without additional sanctions on Russia.
“Trump didn’t come away with anything except more meetings,” Bolton said. “Putin has, I think, gone a long way to reestablishing the relationship, which I’ve always believed was his key goal. He has escaped sanctions. He’s not facing a ceasefire. The next meeting is not set.”
Bolton claimed that Trump avoided outright embarrassing himself, as critics said he did the last time the world leaders met in 2018. Bolton