I think that's not PR show. For me it looks that Trump really want to end his war and get Nobel Peace Prize for it. But some of his statements looks that he is living in alternative reality.
I wish that this meeting would give results, it's time to end this war. But I'm afraid that again it will end without any result. First because fate of Ukraine can't be decided without Ukraine. And also because it looks that Putin isn't ready to make any discounts on their requirements.
I don’t think these talks will lead to anything. Trump just wants that Peace Prize for his own ego, not real change. Russians won’t stop at what they’ve taken — they’ll just regroup and start again. It’s hard to negotiate with them when they’ve got little left to lose.
For Putin to honor Trump's visit to Alaska, that means the deal will lead to a positive outcome. Putin and Trump wouldn't meet over nothing meaningful without a good outcome. We saw the way Trump invited Zelensky to the white house just to bash him to draw Putin's attention. I think that paid out for Trump to win Putin over because if it were Biden, Putin wouldn't honor his visitation, the war between Ukraine and Russia would be escalating. But with this meeting, we look forward to complete ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine