"Journalist inquiries about ceasing lethal actions towards Putin, who apparently feigns indifference"
The highly anticipated meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025, did not yield any agreement or ceasefire regarding the ongoing war in Ukraine.
The discussions, which lasted almost three hours, took place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. Trump had hoped to initiate a ceasefire in Ukraine, but Putin remained unwilling to make concessions or agree to a pause in fighting.
Putin was described as intransigent on the central issue of ending hostilities, using delay tactics to stall progress. Trump framed the outcome cautiously, stating "There is no deal until there is a deal," signaling that while talks occurred, no breakthrough was achieved.
Expert analyses characterized the summit as lacking substantive progress, with Trump's attempt to broker peace falling short amid Russia's persistent military actions.
Despite the lack of progress, both leaders expressed a willingness to consider another meeting, potentially in Moscow. However, no firm commitments or concrete peace plans emerged from the Alaska summit.
The news agencies Reuters, The Associated Press, RIA Novosti, and TASS reported on the expanded list of participants for the meeting. Apart from Trump and Putin, the Russian delegation included Yuri Ushakov, Sergei Lavrov, Andrei Belousov, Anton Siluanov, and Kirill Dmitriev. The US delegation included Marco Rubio, Steve Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
The question about civilian casualties in Ukraine was asked as Putin was shaking hands with Trump, but Putin did not respond. The meeting marked Putin's return to American soil after a decade. Trump arrived in Alaska earlier, at 10:30 local time (19:30 in Lisbon).
The future of the war in Ukraine is still expected to be discussed in future meetings between Putin and Trump, although no concrete plans have been announced.
[1] Reuters, "No breakthrough in Alaska: Putin and Trump's meeting fails to end Ukraine's war," August 16, 2025.
[2] The Associated Press, "No agreement or ceasefire in Alaska: Putin and Trump's meeting fails to halt Ukraine's war," August 16, 2025.
[3] RIA Novosti, "Alaska summit: Putin and Trump fail to reach agreement on Ukraine," August 16, 2025.
[4] TASS, "Putin and Trump fail to reach agreement on Ukraine during Alaska summit," August 16, 2025.
What was the outcome of the meeting between Putin and Trump in Alaska on August 15, 2025, regarding war-and-conflicts, particularly the war in Ukraine? Despite hours of discussions and the presence of various political figures from both countries, no agreement or ceasefire was reached. (Reuters, The Associated Press, RIA Novosti, TASS)
The ongoing war in Ukraine, a subject of general-news and crime-and-justice debates, is still expected to be discussed in future meetings between Putin and Trump, although no concrete plans have been announced. (RIA Novosti, TASS)
