Trump set to convene with Putin in Alaska on the following Friday for deliberations on Ukraine
In a high-profile attempt to negotiate peace, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025. The summit, however, ended without any agreement or ceasefire, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was notably absent from the meeting [1][5].
During the meeting, Russia continued its military operations in Ukraine, and Putin made no real concessions on the core issues of the conflict [1]. The summit lasted nearly three hours, with both presidents expressing the possibility of future discussions but making no firm commitments or concrete progress toward peace [1][4]. The meeting was described as substantive but did not result in any territorial changes or ceasefire agreements [4][5]. Ukrainian involvement was limited to acknowledgment of the talks but without direct participation, and the war continued despite the diplomatic engagement between the U.S. and Russia [1].
Prior to the summit, President Trump announced that the parties were close to a ceasefire deal involving "some swapping of territories" [2]. This suggestion was met with opposition from Zelenskyy, who stated that Ukraine will not give any awards to Russia for its actions and that any solutions without Ukraine are against peace and will not work [3]. Zelenskyy also emphasised that Ukraine's territorial integrity, enshrined in the constitution, must be non-negotiable [3].
Meanwhile, the U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff had travelled to Moscow for talks with President Putin [6]. Despite the ongoing negotiations, the conflict in Ukraine remains unresolved, with Russia annexing the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in 2014 and claiming four Ukrainian regions: Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson, as well as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea [7].
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Despite the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, there was no agreement or ceasefire regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. The summit ended without any formal commitments or concrete progress toward peace. President Zelenskyy, who was notably absent from the meeting, expressed vehement opposition to any concessions on Ukraine's territorial integrity. Meanwhile, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff held talks with President Putin in Moscow, but the conflict in Ukraine remains unresolved, with Russia continuing its military operations and annexing territories such as Crimea and claiming several regions in Ukraine. These developments were covered extensively in general news, world news, politics, policy-and-legislation, war-and-conflicts, and travel features sections of various reputable news outlets.
