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US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference at the Elmendorf-Richardson joint base on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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US president Donald Trump He said on Saturday that his meeting at the top with the Russian president Vladimir Putin “went very well” after the couple I met for hours one day beforeS
The two leaders did not reach an agreement to end fire After the conversationswhich Trump has repeatedly emphasized in their upcoming meetings.
Instead, Trump wrote In social media: “It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine was to go directly to a peace agreement that would end the war, not just an agreement to end the fire, which often did not stay.”
Trump’s comments are in contradiction with employees in Ukraine and European leaders who are urgently seeking a permanent cessation in the ongoing war.
A joint statement from European leaders is said that the Ukrainian president Volodymyr ZelenskyyWho is not invited to the summit must be present during future conversations and that “it will depend on Ukraine to make decisions in its territory.”
The allies of Ukraine in Europe also expressed concern that Trump was approaching Putin’s position after his meeting. The lack of immediate ceasefire allows Russia to continue its fight in Ukraine without the threat of punishment from the United States or its allies.
“While the murder in Ukraine continues, we are ready to maintain pressure on Russia,” according to statement from European leaders. “We will continue to strengthen the sanctions and wider economic measures in order to put pressure on the military economy of Russia until there is no fair and lasting peace.”
Zelenski said he plans to meet Trump to “discuss all (from) details about termination of killings and war,” as per the publication of TelegramS
Trump, who said he was talking to Zelenski and other European leaders overnight, is ready to meet with the Ukrainian leader in the oval office on Monday afternoon, he said in a social post of truth.
“If everything happens, then we will schedule a meeting with President Putin,” Trump said.
The Deputy Chief of White House Staff Stephen Miller said on Saturday of Fox News That during the President’s meeting with Zelenski, Trump will find “this time for a complete peace deal, working with our European partners in the hope that we can build peace.”
Putin said in a statement on Saturday that his meeting with Trump is “very honest, meaningful, and in my opinion it brings us closer to the necessary decisions.”
Despite the lack of resolution, Russian officials have signaled about victory after the talks.
“A new European and international security architecture is on the agenda and everyone has to accept it,” Andrei Klishas, a Russian senator, said, according to The The Washington PostS
