The Alaska summit ended without an agreement to bring a definitive end to the war in Ukraine. But the two agreed that if Trump had ahead of the US government in 2022, “there would be no conflict.” Putin expects Kiev and Europe not create “obstacles” and “backstage intrigues”
About three hours later, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin arrived side by side to the Alaska summit pulpit. Without a guaranteed ceasefire agreement, the two exchanged several compliments with each other and the Russian President even spoke in English to indicate an upcoming meeting between the two delegations: “Next Time in Moscow” – “Next time in Moscow” – suggested with a smile, raising a something apprehensive reaction from the president.
Trump: Thank you Vladimir, I will probably see you again very soon.
Putin: Next time in Moscow?
Trump: I could see it happening.
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“Oooh”, twisted Trump, “I don’t know,” “I’ll be the target of some criticism if that happens.” “But I can see this happen, possibly,” Trump said before thanking the presence of the rest of the Russian delegation who accompanied President Putin in the negotiations, especially his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov. “These are guys that I have the opportunity to see all the time in the newspapers and are almost as famous as the boss.”
It was, moreover, a press conference without a concrete agreement to be displayed. Trump promised in the next few hours to share the details of the conversation – which was supposed to be alone, but eventually had the presence of advisors and government officials from side to side – with the NATO allies, but so far there is no conclusion. “There is no agreement until there is agreement,” said the US leader. Still, he pointed out, both “agreed at various points.”
One of which, Putin stressed, was that “the conflict would not have happened if Trump [e não Joe Biden, o anterior chefe de Estado] it was the president. “” We hope what we woke up today will serve as a starting point for improving relations between Russia and the United States, “he said, reiterating that” the situation in Ukraine is related to fundamental threats to Russian security. “
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of a press conference at the joint base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. Getty Images
Putin also said he hopes that this meeting between leading Kiev delegations and the “European capitals” to face this “constructively” gesture. ” “We hope they will not create any obstacles, they will not try to wage the progress that is emerging through backstage provocations and intrigue.”
According to Putin, the two leaders have been “convinced” that for the “long -term” agreement “,” it is necessary to eliminate all primary roots, the main causes of this conflict. ” “It is necessary to consider all the legitimate concerns of Russia and restore a fair balance of security in Europe and the world in general. And I agree with President Trump, as he said today, that naturally Ukraine security should also be guaranteed,” he added.
“We were harmed by the farce of ‘Russia, Russia, Russia'”
US President Donald Trump (right) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the track after the arrival of the two at the joint base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Getty Images
Already by his side, Trump said he always had “a fantastic relationship with the president (Vladimir) Putin”, but that it was harmed by investigations during his first term, about Moscow interference in the US elections of 2016. “We had many, many difficult meetings, good meetings.” “We were harmed by the farce of ‘Russia, Russia, Russia.’ I made things a little harder to manage, but he realized that,” Trump added.
The meeting, which Kremlin began to anticipate last at least seven hours, ended up finishing much earlier. In an interview with Fox News given aboard Air Force One, US presidential jet, Trump admitted the possibility of a new meeting with Zelensky and Putin. However, at the joint press conference did not address this idea again and only guaranteed that he would call the Ukrainian President to tell him the details of the conversation with his Russian homologist.
The conference ended up without questions from journalists who, even before the start of the work, had already shown uncomfortable for the Russian President. Before the two start the negotiating round, a reporter approached Putin to ask him if “he would stop killing civilians.” The question caused the Russian President to point to his ear and shrugging, gesturing not understanding the question.
While the summit was due to the city of Anchorage, the Ukraine Air Force warned the Ukrainian population about the threat of enemy aircraft and drones. Between 20.11 and 20:12, Portugal’s time was published on the official Ukraine channel on Telegram that Shahed Drones had been sighted east of Dnipro, heading north, and that Russian aircraft were active in the northeast and southeast of the country.
However, in Russia, the air defenses slaughtered four Ukrainian drones about the Rostov region at 8:55 pm, shortly after both delegations started negotiations.
