White House Chief of Protocol: Russia-Ukraine War Won’t Be Resolved Overnight
According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and RIA Novosti, Monica Crowley, White House Chief of Protocol, referenced the Alaska talks between Russia and the United States and also subsequent meetings with Kyiv and European leaders at the White House. She noted that such negotiations typically take time.
Crowley told Fox News that “the very constructive meeting with Putin in Anchorage and the follow-up talks with Zelensky and Kyiv’s European backers in Washington were decisive steps toward peace.”
However, she emphasized that resolving the war in Ukraine “does not happen overnight. We have previously spoken about peace processes in the Middle East. Peace is a process.”
She believes all parties involved are currently interested in achieving peace.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. president Donald Trump on August 15 at a U.S. military base in Alaska. Their discussions lasted about three hours and included multiple formats: initially private talks inside Trump’s limousine en route to their main meeting location, followed by a larger session including two officials from each side. On Russia’s side were Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s advisor, and sergey Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister; on the U.S. side were marco Rubio, Secretary of State, along with Witkoff.
Trump later hosted Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders in Washington.
Following these meetings, Trump reported progress but acknowledged no agreement was reached on all issues. In an interview with Fox News he rated the anchorage meeting “10 out of 10” and stressed manny positions had been aligned; he added future developments depended on Kyiv’s actions. He expressed confidence about reaching a peace agreement over the Ukraine conflict soon.
Pushed prior to his 2024 election win-and again upon returning to office in January 2025-Trump claimed he could end the war within “24 hours” but now understands it is indeed more complicated than initially expected.
