The high-stakes summit on Friday between the US President Donald Trump and Russia Vladimir Putin did not lead to a breakthrough, also when Trump described it as “productive”, while Putin proposed another meeting in Moscow.
The White house Had played the talks – originally an attempt to secure a ceasefire between itself Russia And Ukraine – With the spokesman Karoline Leavitt, the summit calls “a hearing exercise for the president”.
After the Friday meeting, Trump said: “There is no deal until there is a deal.”
Ukraine was not part of the discussions, which was concerned that a potential deal could have affected the sovereignty of the country. “Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible to end the war, and we count on a strong position from America … A meeting of managers is required – at least Ukraine, America and the Russian side”, President ” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X in front of the summit.
This was Putin’s first visit to the United States in about a decade, with the Russian president emphasized that it was a “difficult time” for bilateral relationships. The meeting took place in Alaska, which was once a Russian territory.
“There were many, many points that we agreed on … I would a few big ones that we didn’t really get there, but we made some progress,” said Trump at a joint press conference with Putin. The leaders asked no questions from the press.
Anchorage, Alaska -August 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by US President Donald Trump (R), speaks during a press conference on the joint base Elmendorf -Crhardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two guides meet for peace talks who aim to end the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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Putin called the talks a “starting point”, both for solving the conflict with Kyiv and for improving relationships with Washington, of which he said that they had “fallen to the lowest point since the Cold War”.
Trump said Putin’s observations were “profound” and added that he would talk to NATO and Zelenskyy to update them about the discussions with Russia. “It is ultimately with you,” he said.
“Many points have been agreed. There are only a few left. Some are not so important. You are probably the most important, but we have a very good chance to get there,” said Trump, without working.
Since the invasion of Russia in Ukraine in 2022, several rounds of peace negotiations have taken place, but there was no breakthrough in the end of hostility.
In an interview with Fox News after the Friday summit Bat Trump Zelenskyy to make a deal to end the war in Ukraine. “I have to make a deal. Yes. Look, Russia is a very big power, and they are not. They are great soldiers,” he said.
The Russian media were optimistic on Friday before Putin’s meeting with Trump, with the summit being seen as a victory for Moscow. Comment on Russian state industries characterized the talks as positive for Russia. The mood in Ukraine was dark because the country lost a territory as part of a Trump-mediated deal.
