Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said Sunday that President Trump “once again got played” by Russian President Vladimir Putin following their recent meeting in Alaska.
“You’re on the Foreign Relations Committee. You watched that summit, I’m sure. What is your reaction to what happened?” ABC News’s Martha Raddatz asked Van Hollen on “This Week.”
“Well, Martha, there’s no sugarcoating this. Donald Trump, once again, got played by Vladimir Putin. Vladimir Putin got the red carpet treatment on American soil. But we got no ceasefire, no imminent meeting between Putin and Zelensky,” Van Hollen responded.
“All the threat and sanctions that, you know, Donald Trump talked about apparently have been set aside. Donald Trump got flattered by Vladimir Putin. But when it comes to Ukraine and our European allies, this was a setback,” he added.
On Friday, President Trump said he made progress on key points amid the meeting with Putin but did not clarify what those points were or what disagreements were left to come to peace in Ukraine.
“We didn’t get there, but we have a good chance,” Trump said, indicating there was no final agreement from Friday’s talks.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to have a White House meeting with Trump on Monday. European leaders are also set to attend.
“President Zelenskyy will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin,” Trump said Saturday on Truth Social.
The Hill has reached out to the White House for comment.
