John Helmer: Russian Sources Say Trump Has Accepted Russia's Territorial Claims in Ukraine
After meeting for less than 3 hours in Alaska on August 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump held a joint press conference in which they fielded no questions.
During that press conference, Trump disclosed that no Ukraine peace deal had been struck, but also claimed (without disclosing any details) that the U.S. and Russian governments had reached an agreement on several key issues.
Trump then stated that he would speak with NATO and European leaders, as well as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, with a view to securing their support for the Trump administration's approach to resolving the Ukraine war.
On the day after the Putin-Trump press conference, Dimitri Lascaris spoke with John Helmer about what really happened behind closed doors in Alaska.
John revealed that, according to his Russian sources, the Trump administration has accepted Russia's claims to Crimea and 4 oblasts in southeastern Ukraine, and has also accepted that Ukraine will not become a member of NATO.
John Helmer is the longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia, and the only Western journalist to direct his own bureau, independent of national or commercial ties.
He is a frequent guest on Reason2Resist.
About John Helmer
John Helmer is an Australian-born journalist and foreign correspondent based in Moscow, Russia, since 1989
John graduated in political science from Harvard University.
He is considered the longest continuously serving foreign correspondent in Russia and the only Western journalist to direct his own bureau independently of national or commercial ties.
John established his bureau in 1989, making him a senior member of the foreign press corps in Russia.
Before moving to Russia, Helmer published several books on military and political topics in the United States and has served as a professor of political science, sociology, and journalism, as well as an advisor to government heads in Greece, the United States, and Asia.
Since 1989, his publications have focused almost exclusively on Russian topics, and he is widely read in the business world for his reports on Russian base and precious metals, diamonds, mining, shipping, insurance, food trade, and business policy.
He has also been a contributor to Business Insider and is a regular presenter on Russian topics.
Controversy arose when Yuri Shvets alleged that he was recruited by the KGB in the 1980s and that Helmer was unaware of Shvets's KGB affiliation.
Victor Cherkashin, a former KGB officer, later confirmed that Helmer was not an agent.
Helmer has been described as a "pebble in Mikhail Prokhorov’s shoe" by journalist Dave D'Alessandro, noting his reporting on oligarchs in Russia.
Helmer writes for "Dances With Bears," a platform where he discusses topics such as US foreign policy and current events.