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India.com
12 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
After summit with Russia's Putin in Alaska, Trump to meet Ukrainian president Zelenskyy on Monday
After summit with Russia's Putin in Alaska, Trump to meet Ukrainian president Zelenskyy on Monday The whole world was watching this high-profile summit as it could have an impact on the Ukraine war and the security situation in Europe. This was the first time Trump and Putin met face-to-face since 2019. Advertisement After summit with Russia's Putin in Alaska, Trump to meet Ukrainian president Zelenskyy on Monday Following a three-hour long summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska early Saturday, US President Donald Trump dialed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy. According to reports, Trump also spoke to NATO leaders after he failed to reach a deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war during his three-hour-long meeting with Putin. In a short statement, Zelenskyy said he would travel to Washington on Monday. It will be the second meeting between the two leaders this year after their disastrous face-off in February at Oval Office. Advertisement === Zelenskyy who was not part of this meeting in a video message said, 'Everyone wants an honest end to the war. Ukraine is ready for this, but the war is dragging on because there is no indication from Moscow that it wants to end it.' The crucial meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended on Friday after lasting more than two and a half hours. The whole world was watching this high-profile summit as it could have an impact on the Ukraine war and the security situation in Europe. This was the first time the two leaders met face-to-face since 2019. Both leaders were accompanied by their high-level team, where banners of 'Pursuing Peace' were put up. Advertisement ===
Spectator
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Spectator
Putin was the real winner of the Alaska summit
Vladimir Putin couldn't stop smiling at the spectacle awaiting him in Anchorage yesterday, as American soldiers knelt to adjust a red carpet rolled out from his presidential plane. Donald Trump applauded as the Russian President walked towards him under the roar of fighter jets and stepped onto American soil for the first time in a decade. The pair shook hands for the cameras, ignoring a journalist who shouted, 'Mr Putin, will you stop killing civilians?' before riding off together in the presidential limo to the summit site. A royal reception, not a ceasefire, was what the international pariah had come out of his bunker for. After almost three hours of negotiations, Trump left Alaska with neither peace nor a deal. The lunch between the two delegations was cancelled. The brief press conference allowed no questions from the media. A seemingly energetic Putin gave an eight-minute speech on the history of Alaska while Trump stared blankly into the void. On Ukraine, Putin called it a 'brotherly nation', hypocritically claiming that 'everything that's happening is a tragedy for us, a terrible wound'. He then repeated the need to eliminate the 'root causes' of the war, signalling that Russia's demands for Ukraine's capitulation have not shifted. Yet there still seemed to be some sort of an agreement taking shape behind closed doors. Putin said he expected Kyiv and European capitals 'will perceive it constructively and won't throw a wrench in the works'. Trump said that 'many points were agreed' and announced later in a Fox News interview that now it was up to Volodymyr Zelensky to 'get it done'. Trump added that Ukraine would have to make territorial concessions, though Kyiv may not agree because Joe Biden 'handed out money like it was candy'. Asked what advice he would give to Zelensky, Trump said: 'Make a deal. Russia is a very big power. And they [the Ukrainians] are not.' Putin left the summit having achieved the goals he came for. He emerged from international isolation and was welcomed as a king rather than as an indicted war criminal. He left with plenty of photos alongside Trump for the Kremlin propaganda wing to talk about and contrast with pictures of Trump lecturing a humiliated Zelensky in the Oval Office in February. Russia also avoided further sanctions despite rejecting a ceasefire, with Trump promising once again that he might think about it in another 'two or three weeks'. As for Trump, he has nothing to show for the meeting except for being laughed at in Russia and at home. Had there been progress, he would already be boasting about it, but he knows too little about the conflict he is trying to fix, and the stick he carried was too short to make Putin care. The summit labelled 'Pursuing Peace' failed to achieve even a partial ceasefire. No trilateral meeting with Zelensky has been agreed. The war will grind on, soldiers will keep dying and Russia will continue bombing Ukrainian cities. All Trump has to offer is his refrain to Ukraine: make a deal – whatever that means.
India.com
14 hours ago
- Politics
- India.com
Pursuing Nobel Peace: Why Trump-Putin Meeting Was Not About Ukraine War But Optics
Trump-Putin Meeting in Alaska: When US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday, every aspect of the meeting was precisely planned. The backdrop, the stage, the meeting room, every inch was measured, every object was carefully inspected. American soldiers were deployed to look after the arrangements, be it the positioning of the 'Alaska 2025' board or rolling of the red carpet for Putin. However, those aware of the recent developments knew that nothing was going to happen as neither side has any leverage over each-other. For Putin, it was a moment of sending a global message that he is keen on ending the war, while for Trump, it was yet another posturing of peace. 'Pursuing Peace' Trump and Putin met and spoke with large flex backdrops bearing 'Pursuing Peace' written all over them. The 'Pursuing Peace' banner was not a message for global peace but for Trump's ambition for chasing the Nobel Peace prize. One seeing the flex-board should read 'Pursuing Peace' as 'Pursuing Nobel Peace' and then the summit would automatically start making a sense. How come someone was expecting a ceasefire when Trump, hours before the meeting, already announced that he won't be negotating for Ukraine. After the meeting, Presidents Trump and Putin said that they made progress in three hours of talks on Friday, moving closer to finding an end to the Ukraine War, but did not announce an immediate ceasefire. Before the summit, Trump maintained that the meeting was a sounding board aimed at facilitating a direct meeting between Presidents Putin and Zelensky. Trump also stated that it's not about ending the Ukraine war but about bringing Putin to the negotiation table. The US President had warned Putin of severe consequences if no deal is made but after the meeting, he was so chill that he kept shaking hands with Putin. 'We made some great progress today… We had an extremely productive meeting and many points were agreed to.' - President Donald J. Trump — The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 15, 2025 For Trump, it was all about yet another optics where he could claim credit. Trump had promised to end the Russia-Ukraine war on day 1 in his office, and it's been over six months now. The US President has been begging the world leaders to recommend his name for the Nobel Peace Prize and many have obliged. After meeting Putin, Trump again reiterated his claim of ending five wars, while not counting the alleged 'decimation' of Iranian nuclear sites. It's Trump who gave space to Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir to issue a nuclear threat to half of the world from US soil. Putin Pleases Trump Russian President Putin, though he refused to agree to a ceasefire on American terms, handled Trump diplomatically by praising the US President. Putin, in front of the media, agreed with Trump's claim that had the latter been in power in 2022 in the US, the Russia-Ukraine war could have been averted. Later, during an interview, Trump accepted that he was happy to hear this from Putin that the war could not have happened had he been in the President of the US back then. The day is not too far when Trump will use this statement for nominating himself for the Nobel Peace prize. WOW! Vladimir Putin is making Democrats FURIOUS after saying: "When President Trump says if he was the president back then, there would be no would indeed be SO. I can confirm that." — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 15, 2025 "We had a very productive meeting, and there were many points that we agreed on. Couple of big ones that we haven't quite gotten there but we made some headway. There's no deal until there's a deal, so, I will call up NATO in a little while, and I will call up the various people that are appropriate. I'll ofcourse call President Zelenskyy and tell him about today's meeting... We made some great progress today," said Trump, who appeared nervous or surprised most of the time during the meeting, while Putin looked firm. Also Read: What Happened At Alaska Summit Russia-US To Trade But Sanctions On India At the news conference, Putin made the pitch for trade. 'It is clear that the US and Russian investment and business cooperation has tremendous potential', Putin said. He asserted that trade between the US and Russia had grown 20 per cent under Trump, who has threatened to penalise India with a 25 per cent tariff for buying oil from Russia. Had Trump been serious about ending the Russia-Ukraine war, at the outset, he would have terminated any trade with Moscow. He did not go after China but after India, considering it a soft target. Stage For US To Flex Muscles With four F-35s and a B-2 Spirit bomber flying over Putin, it was clear that the summit was nothing but Trump's optics and a stage for the US to flex its muscle to maintain hegemony. Notably, Putin joined Trump in his motorcade, the vehicles drove past multiple F-22 fighter jets, a few B-2 bombers and several attack helicopters stations on the runway. There is no doubt that Trump is the biggest flex but in diplomacy, flexing could hurt ego and damage the end outcome. Trump should not forget that Putin is a seasoned political leader, unlike him and strong-arm tactics only weaken his credibility. Trump just flew a B-2 stealth bomber over Putin's head… Absolutely incredible. — Geiger Capital (@Geiger_Capital) August 15, 2025 WOW! This is what President Putin saw while riding with President Trump in the motorcade in Alaska. Nothing but pure USA military might. A B-2 flew over his head moments before this. I am LOVING it — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 15, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize Notably, the deadline for submitting nominations for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize is January 31, 2026, while the nominations for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize have already concluded. If Trump gets the peace prize next year, there won't be any doubt that he pressured his way to the global award, rather than doing any work to deserve it.
India Today
17 hours ago
- Automotive
- India Today
Watch: Putin pulls a face at journalist's question in viral Alaska summit moment
The much-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin was shrouded in mystery, with many left wondering after the summit whether the latter could speak or understand particularly caught attention were Putin's unusual facial expressions — a mix of bewildered and confused looks, quizzical stares, and tightened brows — in response to questions in English, which he ultimately did not a journalist, seated across from Putin and Trump, asked him, "Will you stop killing civilians?", the Russian President pulled a strange expression and pointed to his ears — signalling that he either hadn't heard the question or couldn't understand it. The moment quickly turned into a meme fest on Twitter, with one user posting, "Confused when asked real questions," and another joking, "Me pretending not to hear my coworker asking for help setting up the Teams meeting.""Putin speaks English, by the way," an anti-Trump group, The Lincoln Project, were quick to point were mixed signals from the moment Putin landed in Alaska for what the Trump administration labelled the 'Pursuing Peace' Summit, held amid Russia's ongoing war with were several moments when both leaders interacted without interpreters, leaving many surprised, as Putin has mostly been seen speaking to foreign journalists and leaders in Russian, at least in example, Putin and Trump exchanged pleasantries on the red carpet laid out by the US President and even shared a few jokes, with no interpreters in drew the most attention, however, was Putin stepping into Trump's limousine on their way to the meeting — giving the two leaders a rare one-on-one conversation without interpreters or any aides present, apart from security personnel and the what the two leaders discussed during the short drive to the meeting room remains unknown, adding to the air of of what the two leaders might have discussed, commentators and experts were quick to address the elephant in the room — that Putin has a firm command of the English language."I am a firm believer that whatever was said between Trump and Putin (whose English is good enough) privately in The Beast for several minutes without witnesses is the real reason for this whole last minute summit," Democratic commentator Julie Roginsky pointed out on X. "And I am not so sure it was just about Ukraine."Weighing in on Putin's grasp over English, former US ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, cleared the air, while talking to CBS and said: "He's not as fluent in English as he is in German, he can converse with the German chancellor in flawless German. His English isn't quite as good, but he could have a conversation with the president in English that President Trump would understand."advertisementHowever, Putin dispelled any doubts about his grasp of English toward the end of their joint press conference. In a rare public display of the language, he invited Trump to Russia, saying, "Next time in Moscow?" The high-stakes Alaska summit between the two presidents ended without any agreement to halt the war in Ukraine — Europe's deadliest conflict since 1945, now in its fourth said that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made "very productive" progress but reached no final agreement after a nearly three-hour summit in Anchorage, Alaska, focused on the war in Ukraine.- EndsTune InMust Watch
Canberra Times
19 hours ago
- Politics
- Canberra Times
Trump-Putin talks yield no deal on ending Ukraine war
"There were many, many points that we agreed on. I would say a couple of big ones that we haven't quite got there, but we've made some headway," the US president said, standing in front of a backdrop that read "Pursuing Peace".
