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Extra.ie
2 hours ago
- Extra.ie
Nothing given away after three hour summit in Alaska
President Trump has described his meeting with Russian President Vladamir Putin as one in which they made 'great progress' in talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. The two men met for a 3 hour discussion in Alaska where President Trump said they 'agreed on many many points, but there is no deal, until there's a deal'. Neither leader mentioned any details of what was discussed, or if there had been anything productive to take forward to the next meeting, but Trump said his next move would be to contact Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky, and key European Allies to discuss the negotiations. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin as they arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by) 'There were many, many points that we agreed on, most of them,' Trump said at a press conference, where neither he nor Putin took any questions from the media. President Putin also described the meeting as productive and claimed repeatedly that the men had come to an understanding', however no details of any such understanding were made public. Putin added that he hoped 'today's understanding will be the starting point not only for the solution of the Ukrainian issue, but also will help us bring back business-like and pragmatic relations between Russia and the US.' ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by) Only a few hours earlier, Donald Trump had said that anything short of an immediate cease-fire would be unsatisfactory. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One, on his way to the meeting he said 'I want to see a cease-fire rapidly. I don't know if it's going to be today, but I'm not going to be happy if it's not today.' 'Everyone said it can't be today, but I'm just saying, I want the killing to stop. I'm in this to stop the killing.' He also said that he would not agree to affirm Russia's hold over parts of Ukraine, and said he would leave those kinds of decisions to the powers that be in Kyiv.
Irish Times
4 hours ago
- Irish Times
Trump drops Ukraine ceasefire demand and suggests Putin plan could bring peace
US president Donald Trump on Saturday split from Ukraine and key European allies after his summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin , adopting Putin's plan for a sweeping peace agreement based on Ukraine ceding unoccupied territory to Russia, instead of the urgent ceasefire Trump had said he wanted before the meeting. Skipping ceasefire discussions would give Russia an advantage in the talks, which are expected to continue on Monday when President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine visits Trump at the White House. It breaks from a strategy Trump and European allies, as well as Zelenskiy, had agreed to before the US-Russia summit in Alaska. Trump told European leaders that he believed a rapid peace deal could be negotiated if Zelenskiy agrees to cede the rest of the Donbas region to Russia, even those areas not occupied by Russian troops, according to two senior European officials briefed on the call. In return, Putin offered a ceasefire in the rest of Ukraine at current battle lines and a written promise not to attack Ukraine or any European country again, the senior officials said. He has broken similar promises before. READ MORE Trump had threatened stark economic penalties if Putin left the meeting without a deal to end the war, but, as European and Russian officials acknowledged, he suspended those threats in the wake of the summit. The American president's moves got a chilly reception in Europe, where leaders have time and again seen Trump reverse positions on Ukraine after speaking with Putin. Trump wrote on Truth Social early on Saturday that he spoke by phone to Zelenskiy and European leaders after his meeting with Putin. He said that 'it was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up.' European leaders made clear, publicly and privately, that was not the case. They issued a statement that did not echo Trump's claim that peace talks were preferable to a ceasefire. Britain, France, Germany and others welcomed Trump's efforts to stop the war but threatened to increase economic penalties on Russia 'as long as the killing in Ukraine continues'. Still, in public statements, the European leaders praised Trump – in mellower terms than normal – for his efforts to broker peace, and in particular for his pledge to involve the United States in guaranteeing Ukraine's security going forward. Giorgia Meloni , Italy's prime minister, said in a statement that Trump supported a collective-security clause that would allow Ukraine 'to benefit from the support of all its partners, including the US, ready to take action if it is attacked again'. Trump confirmed Zelenskiy's announcement earlier on Saturday that the Ukrainian president would come to the White House on Monday. If that visit goes well, Trump said, he would schedule another meeting with Putin. With Russia advancing on the battlefield, a ceasefire would give Ukraine relief from Moscow's attacks and deprive Putin of some leverage at the bargaining table. Before his meeting with Putin, Trump had agreed with European allies and Zelenskiy that no peace negotiations could begin without a ceasefire in place. Zelenskiy, who was left out of the summit, said in a statement that he and Trump would on Monday 'discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war'. Trump, in an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity after the summit, put the onus for securing peace on Zelenskiy. 'Now it is really up to President Zelenskiy to get it done,' he said. 'I would also say the European nations have to get involved a little bit.' Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, has demanded that Ukraine cede a large part of its land, disarm, swear off joining Nato and change governments. This article originally appeared in The New York Times . 2025 The New York Times Company
Irish Independent
9 hours ago
- Irish Independent
Five things to know after Trump and Putin ceasefire talks
A high-stakes summit between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin ended without a ceasefire deal for Ukraine yesterday. The meeting, which Mr Putin was welcomed to with a red carpet, did not include Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky.
