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- The Star
Russia's Lavrov discusses Alaska summit's outcome with Turkish, Hungarian counterparts
FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov walks ahead of a joint press conference by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File photo (Reuters) -Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held calls on Saturday with his Turkish and Hungarian counterparts, the Russian foreign ministry said, hours after a summit between the U.S. and Russian presidents yielded no deal on ending the warin Ukraine. President Donald Trump, who hosted President Vladimir Putinin Alaska on Friday for bilateral talks aimed at ending the war that Russia launched with a full-scale invasion on Ukraine in early 2022, said that Kyiv should make a deal with Moscow because "Russia is a very big power, and they're not." The phone call between Lavrov and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan took place at Turkey's initiative, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on its website. "The foreign ministers exchanged views on the outcomes of the high-level Russia–U.S. meeting held in Alaska on August 15," the ministry said in its short statement. Turkey has tried to keep diplomatic channels open to both sides during the war, acting as a NATO member, a partner for both Russia and Ukraine, and a potential mediator. Lavrov also held a call with Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, the Russian foreign ministry said, in which "the parties discussed issues related to the Ukrainian crisis in the context of the outcomes of the Russia–U.S. summit." Hungary has maintained close ties with Russia throughout the war, often opposing EU sanctions and continuing energy cooperation with Moscow, and drawing criticism from Western allies of Kyiv. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday after the Putin-Trump meeting that "the world is a safer place than it was yesterday," while other European leaders reiterated in their joint statement that "it will be up to Ukraine to make decisions on its territory." (Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
The Sun
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- The Sun
European leaders endorse Putin-Trump-Zelensky peace summit
BRUSSELS: European leaders have voiced support for a three-way summit involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and US President Donald Trump. This comes after a recent US-Russia meeting failed to secure a ceasefire in Ukraine. French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen jointly emphasised continued pressure on Russia. They stated that sanctions and economic measures would persist until a just and lasting peace is achieved. The leaders also rejected Moscow's influence over Ukraine's potential EU or NATO membership. 'We are ready to work towards a trilateral summit with European support,' the statement read. The recent Trump-Putin talks in Alaska concluded without Russia committing to end its invasion of Ukraine. European officials had expressed concerns over Trump engaging Putin without Zelensky's involvement. Starmer, however, acknowledged Trump's efforts, saying they brought the world closer to ending Russia's war. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban praised the summit, calling it a step toward global safety. Macron warned against trusting Russia's commitments and stressed the need for unbreakable security guarantees. The European leaders welcomed unspecified security assurances from Trump regarding Ukraine. A diplomatic source revealed that Trump proposed guarantees separate from NATO membership. Von der Leyen reiterated the necessity of strong protections for Ukraine and Europe's security interests- AFP
New Straits Times
2 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Suffering Ukrainians dismayed by outcome and optics of Trump-Putin summit
KYIV/ZAPORIZHZHIA: Ukrainians expressed anger and frustration on Saturday over the failure of the US and Russian presidents to agree on the need for a truce in the Ukraine war at a summit, and the sight of Donald Trump giving Vladimir Putin a red-carpet welcome in Alaska. Trump urged Ukraine to make a deal to end the war because "Russia is a very big power." Trump also said he agreed with Putin that the sides should focus on an overall peace settlement, not via a ceasefire, as Kyiv and its European allies have been demanding - until now with US support. "He (Putin) won. Trump showed his attitude towards him and at the same time towards us. This meeting did not end well for Ukraine," said a 26-year-old soldier who gave only his call-sign "Dzha." ".. we need to end the war. We need to really sit down at the negotiating table and talk, come to an agreement, because every day fighters die, get injured." "Dzha" was serving as godfather at a baptism in a church in Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine, one of four regions Russia claims to have annexed, though it does not fully control them. 'BOMBS WILL KEEP FALLING ON US' "They (Putin and Trump) made some agreements for their states," said Viktor Tkach, the chaplain conducting the baptism. "And here in Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, in the Zaporizhzhia region, we will keep suffering, glide bombs will keep falling on us." Some were outraged that Trump had invited Putin to the US and treated him with such respect, as an equal. Putin has been ostracised by Western leaders since launching the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and is wanted by the International Criminal Court, accused of the war crime of deporting hundreds of children from Ukraine, which he denies. "Literally yesterday, a ballistic missile was launched at Sumy. And this animal (Putin) flies to Alaska where people applaud him, and the red carpet is rolled out in front of him," said Hanna Kucherenko, a 25-year-old model, in Kyiv. "How is that even possible now?" A manipulated image of Trump and Putin shaking hands on the airport tarmac against the backdrop of bombed residential apartment blocks in Ukraine circulated widely online.
