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US President Donald Trump met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, for a three-hour summit focused on ending Russia's war against Ukraine. The meeting, held at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, included both private discussions and a demonstration of American air power with a B-2 stealth bomber and four F-35 fighters flying overhead. This was reported in a Fox News interview published on August 15 shortly after the summit.
The meeting lasted about three hours. Afterward, Trump and Putin made brief statements without taking questions from journalists, while a planned joint lunch and further delegation-level talks were cancelled.
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“We had a very good meeting today, but we’ll see. I want to see people stop dying in Ukraine,” Trump said in a televised interview following the talks. He stressed that any outcome must involve Kyiv directly: “Ukraine has to agree. President Zelenskyy has to agree.”
Trump confirmed that significant progress had been made on several points, including potential security guarantees for Ukraine that would not involve NATO membership, as well as territorial arrangements. “Those are points that we largely have agreed on,” he noted.
Trump also highlighted his administration’s efforts to reduce Russia’s oil revenue through trade deals with the European Union and India. He said the EU committed nearly $1 trillion in purchases of American energy, while India faced tariffs if it continued to import Russian oil. “That’s money that would otherwise be funding Putin’s war machine,” Trump remarked.
⚡️ Reporters asked Putin when he will stop killing civilians, but he pretended not to hear and gave no answer. pic.twitter.com/16bYXtpkJ0
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The president added that NATO allies have increased their defense contributions under his leadership. “NATO is now paying 5% as opposed to 2% and they’re paying it,” he said.
Looking ahead, Trump confirmed that preparations are underway for a follow-up meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Putin. “If they like, I’ll be at that next meeting,” he stated, emphasizing that a peace settlement would represent “a great achievement for them” and could save “7,000 lives a week.”
Earlier, it was reported that immediately after his meeting with Putin, Trump held a prolonged conversation with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and several European leaders—clarifying that Ukraine remains open to trilateral peace discussions, with details to be addressed during Zelenskyy’s upcoming visit to Washington.
