Russia - Ukraine conflict: Which camp does Trump sincerely support?
The highly anticipated meeting between former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, 2025, concluded without a formal ceasefire agreement or concrete deal to end the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.
The objective of the meeting was to potentially lay the groundwork for a deal, with Trump expressing that many points had been agreed upon, leaving a few remaining. This suggestion implies that the responsibility to end the war might now lie with Ukraine, implying a need for territorial concessions. However, the specifics of these concessions were not disclosed.
Putin, on the other hand, emphasized the friendly and constructive nature of their dialogue and stressed the close geographical and historical ties between the U.S. and Russia. He largely refrained from discussing Ukraine in detail.
Despite the lack of immediate breakthroughs, Trump indicated ongoing discussions and a plan to engage with European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following the summit, signaling potential follow-up diplomatic efforts. However, it remains unclear if European leaders will be directly involved in the discussions.
This was the first Russian presidential visit to the U.S. since Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the first meeting of sitting presidents of both countries since the war began, marking a significant, if cautious, diplomatic moment.
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In summary, the expected outcome is a continuation of dialogue without immediate breakthroughs, with Trump signaling that Ukraine may need to make concessions for peace, while Putin framed the talks as constructive but without concrete agreements on the war itself. The meeting appears to set the stage for further negotiations rather than delivering a definitive solution to the conflict.
In the aftermath of the meeting, it seems that politics and general news, particularly war-and-conflicts, will continue to dominate the headlines, as no concrete deal was reached to end the Russia-Ukraine war. Donald Trump's hints about potential territorial concessions from Ukraine, combined with Vladimir Putin's emphasis on friendly dialogue and close ties between the nations, indicate a potential new phase of war-and-conflicts negotiations.
