He shared his opinion in an interview with Espreso TV.“What happened in Alaska, in my view, was that Putin was able to bring Trump back under his influence. That influence, the perceived friendship that Trump likes to emphasize, had been eroded by six months of Trump’s failed attempts to secure a ceasefire. But in Alaska, Putin managed to get it back on track from his perspective,” Bolton commented.According to him, Russia has not made any concessions and has not shown any real willingness to engage in serious negotiations aimed at achieving peace, despite all the friendliness demonstrated in Washington.“Trump views relations between nations as fundamentally equivalent to the personal relationships he has with foreign leaders. That is a vast oversimplification, but that is how Trump sees it. I do think Putin was able to re-establish in Trump’s mind the notion that the two of them are friends,” Bolton concluded.Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska: backgroundDonald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on the night of August 16 in a “3 on 3” format. The meeting lasted nearly three hours, marking their longest conversation to date. According to Trump, the summit was “productive,” and many issues were discussed, though not all of them were fully agreed upon, so there is no agreement yet.The U.S. president said he would soon call NATO representatives, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other leaders. He also noted that an agreement was nearly reached during the Alaska summit, and now a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin is planned with Trump’s participation.On the morning of August 16, Trump spoke by phone with Zelenskyy, joined by several European leaders. During the conversation, Zelenskyy accepted Trump’s invitation to visit Washington on Monday, August 18.Trump said that after his talks with Putin in Alaska, and following discussions with Zelenskyy and EU leaders, the parties concluded that the best way to end the war is to immediately conclude a peace agreement, skipping a temporary ceasefire.Following the Alaska meeting, the leaders of Germany, France, Poland, Italy, and the United Kingdom, together with Zelenskyy, prepared a joint statement.Trump said that after talks with Putin in Alaska and conversations with Zelenskyy and EU leaders, the parties concluded that the best way to end the war was to conclude a peace agreement immediately, without a temporary ceasefire.