U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin clasp a property league astatine Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson connected August 15, 2025 successful Anchorage, Alaska.
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday that his acme with Russian President Vladimir Putin "went precise well" aft the brace met for hours 1 time prior.
The 2 leaders did not scope a ceasefire statement following the talks, which Trump had repeatedly emphasized successful the lead-up to their meeting.
Instead, Trump wrote connected societal media: "It was determined by each that the champion mode to extremity the horrific warfare betwixt Russia and Ukraine is to spell straight to a Peace Agreement, which would extremity the war, and not a specified Ceasefire Agreement, which often times bash not clasp up."
Trump's comments enactment him astatine likelihood with officials successful Ukraine and European leaders who are urgently seeking a lasting ceasefire successful the ongoing war.
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A associated connection from European leaders said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who was not invited to the summit, should beryllium contiguous during immoderate aboriginal talks, and that "it volition beryllium up to Ukraine to marque decisions connected its territory," according to NBC News.
Ukraine's allies successful Europe besides expressed interest that Trump was moving person to Putin's presumption pursuing his meeting. The deficiency of an contiguous ceasefire allows Russia to proceed its warring successful Ukraine without the menace of punishment from the United States oregon its allies.
Zelenskyy said helium plans to conscionable with Trump to "discuss each [of] the details regarding ending the killings and the war," according to a station connected Telegram.
Trump, who said helium spoke with Zelenskyy and different European leaders overnight, is poised to conscionable with the Ukrainian person successful the Oval Office connected Monday afternoon, helium said successful a Truth Social post.
"If each works out, we volition past docket a gathering with President Putin," Trump besides said.
Putin said successful a connection connected Saturday that his gathering with Trump was "very frank, meaningful and, successful my opinion, this brings america person to the indispensable decisions."
Despite the deficiency of a resolution, Russian officials signaled triumph pursuing the talks.
"A caller European and planetary information architecture is connected the docket and everyone indispensable judge it," Andrei Klishas, a Russian senator, said, according to the Washington Post.
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