U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin conclude their brief meeting with no agreement on ending the conflict in Ukraine | Updates on the Russia-Ukraine War

US President Donald Trump’s meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin in Alaska concluded without an agreement on halting Moscow’s war in Ukraine. However, the meeting gave Putin a “diplomatic win” after years of being shunned by the West, according to observers. Putin was greeted warmly by Trump, marking the Russian president’s first time on Western soil since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Both leaders delivered brief remarks after their private talks, stating that progress had been made on unspecified issues, but provided no details. Putin emphasized the geographic closeness of Alaska to Russia, while Trump thanked Putin for his “profound” statement and said they had agreed on many points. The president added that NATO and Ukrainian leaders would be briefed on the meeting’s outcome. Ukraine’s opposition lawmaker, Oleksiy Honcharenko, criticized the meeting for not agreeing on a ceasefire or de-escalation. Al Jazeera correspondents also expressed disappointment and skepticism over the summit’s outcomes, with Trump likely facing criticism for the meeting’s perceived lack of concrete results.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/16/trump-putin-end-short-summit-without-ceasefire-deal-in-ukraine?traffic_source=rss