Trump and Putin shake hands in Alaska before their summit on the war in Ukraine
- On August 16, 2025, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting since February 2022 during a summit in Alaska.
- The meeting occurred amid ongoing war in Ukraine, with significant US political factions pushing to reduce involvement and shift focus toward deterring China.
- During the three-hour summit, Trump urged Ukraine's Zelenskyy to negotiate with Russia while both leaders acknowledged differences and discussed a possible peace path.
- Trump described the talks as "extremely productive" with "progress" made but no agreement was reached, and Putin suggested they must address Russia’s legitimate concerns.
- The summit ended without a ceasefire, drew condemnation from Democrats, and was widely seen as a diplomatic win for Putin and an uncertain outcome for Trump.
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US President Trump and Russian leader Putin met in Alaska. Both expressed their satisfaction but did not mention any concrete results. How the summit went and how it could go on.
President Trump and President Putin Participate in a Press Conference - 8/15/25
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Ukraine updates: European leaders react toTrump-Putin summit
A meeting of US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska has ended without any concrete deal on the Ukraine conflict Putin reiterated long-held demands to eliminate the "root causes" of the crisis and address Moscow's "legitimate concerns" Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is to travel to Washington on Monday to hold talks with Trump For our reporting on the Alaska meeting as it happened, please click…
The focus of the summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin is the recognition that Russian President Trump is holding. The American President has left the meeting as a loser.
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