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INSANE: Trump says he thinks putin will make a deal on ukraine | Rare Historical Photos

A view of an entrance to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on August 13, 2025, ahead of the August 15 scheduled meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin [Drew Angerer/AFP]

One day before the leaders of Russia and the United States are set to meet in the US state of Alaska to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war, US President Donald Trump said he believes his Russian counterpart is ready “to make a deal”.

In an interview on Fox News Radio on Thursday, Trump said he believed Russian President Vladimir Putin “wanted the whole thing” – in an apparent reference to his territorial aspirations in Ukraine – but was willing to come to the table and make a deal due to the relationship between the two men.

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