"Madness." Maria Zakharova on the West's reaction to the Russian president's visit to the US

"Western media are in a state that can only be called madness," claims Maria Zakharova. The Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman commented on Donald Trump's greeting of Vladimir Putin.

Vladimir Putin arrived at the airport in Anchorage, Alaska, shortly before 11 a.m. local time. The Russian president was greeted by Donald Trump, who was also on hand .

The leaders shook hands, took souvenir photos, and then sat together in the American president's limousine and drove away to the place where further talks will take place.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on social media about Vladimir Putin's welcome ceremony in Alaska. According to the Kremlin official, the recordings, which were broadcast in global media, are shocking to Western countries that support Ukraine.

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"The Western media are in a state that can only be called madness, bordering on complete insanity ," she wrote.

"For three years, there was talk of isolating Russia, and today they saw the red carpet welcoming the Russian president to the United States," she added, emphasizing the importance of the Russian leader's visit to the United States.

Former Polish ambassador to the US, Marek Magierowski , commented on Vladimir Putin's meeting with Donald Trump on the program "Gość Wydarzeń." The diplomat believes the Russian president's visit to the United States is a personal success.

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"The very fact of organizing this summit on the territory of the United States and inviting the President of Russia is already a victory for Vladimir Putin , who has so far been considered by most on the international stage as a pariah," he said.

According to Magierowski, Donald Trump, by organizing a meeting with the Russian president , "took him out of his cage" .