India 'welcomes' Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska, says it holds promise of ending ongoing conflict in Ukraine
The Ministry of External Affairs has expressed its support for the upcoming summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, 2025, aimed at resolving the conflict in Ukraine.
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Vladimir Putin (left); Donald Trump (right)
The Ministry of External Affairs on Saturday said that it endorses the upcoming Summit meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. "India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and the Russian Federation for a meeting in Alaska on 15th August 2025. This meeting holds the promise of bringing to an end the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and opening up the prospects for peace," said the MEA in a statement. U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, Trump said on Friday.Trump made the highly anticipated announcement on social media after he said that the parties, including Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, were close to a ceasefire deal that could resolve the three-and-a-half-year conflict, one that could require Ukraine to surrender significant territory.
Addressing reporters at the White House earlier on Friday, Trump suggested an agreement would involve some exchange of land."There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both," the Republican president said.However, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday that Ukraine could not violate its constitution on the territorial issues, adding that "Ukrainians will not gift their land to the occupiers."
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