Key Takeaways From Trump–Putin Summit on UkraineKey Takeaways From Trump–Putin Summit on Ukraine
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug.15, 2025. Andrew Caballero-reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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Key Takeaways From Trump–Putin Summit on Ukraine

While both sides touted progress, the meeting did not yield a breakthrough to end the war. Trump is set to pass on details to Zelenskyy and NATO.
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By Andrew Thornebrooke, Ryan Morgan
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 met for nearly three hours at a military base in Alaska as part of a U.S.-led effort to bring Russia and Ukraine into peace talks.

Trump was joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, while Putin was joined by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and presidential foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov.

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