Former National Security Council chief of staff Fred Fleitz told Newsmax on Friday that despite them being “very vague,” he believes President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin “made substantial progress” toward a peace deal.

Further, Fleitz told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” that Friday’s joint press conference between between the world leaders in Anchorage, Alaska, was notable both for what was said and for what wasn’t.

Fleitz said the very fact that Trump agreed to appear alongside Putin to make remarks after their talks was “interesting” and suggested “they did make some significant progress today.”

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