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Trump, Putin end short summit without ceasefire deal in Ukraine

Warm welcome for Russia’s Putin at meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, but no deal on ending Ukraine war.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2025

Trump hand-delivered Putin a letter from First Lady Melania on ‘plight of children in Ukraine and Russia’: White House

The Russian president has been accused of unlawfully deporting children and transferring them from occupied areas of Ukraine to Russia

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025

No Ukraine ceasefire but a PR victory for Putin: key takeaways from Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian president

Fighting set to continue in Ukraine while US and Russian leaders cling to old grievances and exchange warm words

The Guardian - AU · Aug 16, 2025

Trump–Putin Alaska Summit Ends Without Ukraine Ceasefire Deal As US President Says 'We've Made Some Headway'

On Friday, the high-profile meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended without a deal to end or pause the war in Ukraine, leaving Moscow with a diplomatic boost but little tangible progress toward peace.

Benzinga · Aug 16, 2025

Now we know just how useless Trump’s Alaska summit really was ... to everyone but Vladimir Putin

NEWS ANALYSIS: A nebulous amount of ‘progress’ has been made, and the two might meet again. But it’s pretty clear here that Trump got played in Alaska, writes Holly Baxter — and Putin got exactly what he came for

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025

Trump news at a glance: Trump claims ‘great progress’ in Putin talks, DC police takeover scaled back

US president leaves more questions than answers after summit on ending Ukraine war with Vladimir Putin; White House agrees to scale back takeover of DC police department – key US politics stories from 15 August 2025

The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2025

Putin strokes Trump’s ego, echoing claim that if he’d beaten Biden in 2020 there would be no war in Ukraine

The unsubstantiated argument is one Trump has repeated many times since he decided to run again last year

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025

What was said during Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit?

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The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2025

‘No deal until there’s a deal’: Trump and Putin come to ‘agreements’ over Ukraine but no ceasefire

Putin and Trump emerged after closed-door talks in Anchorage, Alaska, stretched almost three hours

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Trump gives awkward response to Putin’s invite to Moscow at Alaska summit

Donald Trump gave a somewhat awkward response to Vladimir Putin’s invite to Moscow following their meeting in Alaska.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025