 "US President Donald Trump salutes as he walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. - AFP")
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said that the conflict in Ukraine would not have started if Donald Trump would have been the President of the United States in 2022.
After the meeting between the two leaders in Alaska , Putin thanked Trump for his cooperation and “friendly tone of conversation”. He said that the past period had been difficult for the relations between the US and Russia, adding that it was necessary to “rectify the situation”.
The Russian President expressed hope that the agreements reached during his talks with Trump would serve as a starting point for settling the conflict in Ukraine and the restoration of relations between Russia and the United States.
Putin said that the next meeting would take place in Moscow, adding that he hoped that Ukraine and Europe would not try to “sabotage” the talks held with Trump in Alaska. He further expressed hope that “mutual understanding” would bring peace to Ukraine.
US President Donald Trump said on Aug 15 that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow’s war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterised the meeting as “very productive”.
“There were many, many points that we agreed on,” Trump said at a joint press conference with Putin. “I would say a couple of big ones that we haven’t quite got there, but we’ve made some headway. So there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
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US President Donald Trump said on Aug 15 that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin did not reach an agreement to resolve Moscow’s war in Ukraine after a nearly three-hour summit in Alaska, though he characterised the meeting as “very productive”.
“There were many, many points that we agreed on,” Mr Trump said at a joint press conference with Mr Putin. “I would say a couple of big ones that we haven’t quite got there, but we’ve made some headway. So there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
They each spoke for a few minutes to reporters and took no questions.