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President Donald Trump has held a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska as part of his “Pursuing Peace” summit. No deal was agreed to between the heads of state.
“[I have] every reason to believe that moving down this path we can come, and the sooner the better, to the end of the conflict in Ukraine,” Putin said.
Trump said he had an extremely productive meeting with Putin where many points were agreed to but some significant points have yet to be agreed to.
“Our relations had sunk to the lowest point since the Cold War,” Putin said, referencing the degradation of geopolitical relations with the West during the Biden era.
Prior to the press conference the two national leaders and their top advisors met behind closed doors for nearly three hours.
The press conference was brief and no specific details were discussed.
Embed from Getty ImagesANCHORAGE, ALASKA – AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Trump said he will contact European leaders and Vladimir Zelensky to update them on the day’s developments.
“Russia is genuinely interested in ending the Ukraine conflict and ensuring that the resolution in Ukraine is long-term,” Putin said, adding that Moscow hopes that European nations will not hinder or disrupt the anticipated progress.
Neither president took questions from media following their joint press conference.
Embed from Getty ImagesANCHORAGE, ALASKA – AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands at the end of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Notably, Trump said on Thursday that the summit has a 25 percent chance of being a failure.
Prior to the summit Friday morning Trump said that there’s nothing set in stone ahead of the meeting, but that he hopes to see a rapid ceasefire and that he would not be happy if a ceasefire was not agreed to.
“I want the killing to stop, I’m in this to stop the killing,” the President said hours before meeting with Putin.
🚨 BREAKING: Vladimir Putin CONFIRMS that the war in Ukraine NEVER would've happened if Trump was in office
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 15, 2025
Trump was RIGHT!
"Today, when President Trump says that if he was President back [in 2022], there would be no war. And I'm quite sure that it would indeed be. I can… pic.twitter.com/glYtFFWCG5
🚨 BREAKING: The Russians just called Vladimir Putin's meeting with President Trump as having gone "VERY WELL"
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) August 15, 2025
Temper your expectations – but Trump could have made some great progress here 👀 pic.twitter.com/hfunWmMtmm
🚨 BREAKING: The meeting between President Trump and Vladimir Putin has ENDED after nearly THREE HOURS
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 15, 2025
Press conference is “IMMINENT”
🚨 BREAKING: Trump and Putin will BOTH be taking part in the joint press conference, per reports
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 15, 2025
This is GREAT news, as Trump said he’d be doing it alone if the meeting didn’t go well.
Trump is reportedly on the phone with European leaders right now. pic.twitter.com/PkVbKcwL7j
🇷🇺 After his meeting with Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin laid flowers at the graves of Soviet pilots in Alaska. pic.twitter.com/tr9Dtu5N2R
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) August 15, 2025
Watch Infowars’ live coverage of the event:
This is why Trump is 100% right to meet with Putin.. pic.twitter.com/S0FsZzYXab
— Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) August 15, 2025
