After 3 hours, the restricted summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska today 15 August ended. The American president and the Russian president at the table in Anchorage for the possible one cease the fire in the war in Ukraine and to discuss economic relations between Washington and Moscow. Trump has landed with Air Force One just before 20.30 Italian. So, he welcomed Putin, landed shortly after. Smiles and tight handshake between the two leaders.
After traveling together the red carpet of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson put themselves in front of the ‘Alaska 2025’ writing. Putin did not respond to journalists who tried to ask him a question about the possibility of reaching a ceasefire during the meeting with Trump. The two presidents then left the airport in the US president’s car, nicknamed ‘The Beast’.
The choice to be accompanied by Putin in the presidential vehicle is an unusual move for an American president. Already in 2018 the Tycoon had expressed the desire to host the North Korean dictator Kim Jong on his car, but the councilors had convinced him to give up. Several American media also report the absence of interpreters aboard the ‘Beast’ unlike what will happen during the meetings. Putin still knows how to speak English at a good level – writes the New York Times – and the two will probably have been able to exchange some jokes in the ten minutes of journey before moving on to formality.
The interview between the presidents developed in a ‘three to three’ format. The American Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the correspondent Steve Witkoff sat next to Trump, while Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and the councilor Yuri Ushakov next to Putin.
The two leaders were photographed together with their respective delegations in the room, where the anchorage summit is held, in front of a blue background with the writing ‘Pursuing Peace’ (‘Pursuant to peace’, ed.), But did not answer the media questions before the interviews.
“If things are going well, we will have another meeting shortly. Otherwise we will not have other meetings, maybe we will never see each other again“Trump said, speaking to Fox News microphones aboard the Air Force One.” I would like a fire. I would not be happy without, even if everyone says that I will not succeed and there will be only in a second meeting. But I wouldn’t be happy to leave without any form of ceased the fire“.
Putin’s Limousine curtain
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Putin went aboard the Trump’s presidential car – nicknamed ‘The Beast’ – despite being also there His Limousine Aurus Russian manufacture staff waiting for him on the Anchorage track. This was announced by Tass, while the journalists of the Pool of the Kremlin of Radio Mayak report that the car appeared ready to take the Russian leader.
The Wall Street Journal reports that, after having briefly posing for the official photos upon arrival in Alaska, Trump invited the Russian counterpart Putin to climb with him in the presidential limousine. The two leaders then headed together towards the vehicle, climbing on board for an unexpected private movement. According to the Russian media, Putin’s presidential car was ready nearby, a sign that the gesture had not been foreseen by the official protocol.
The themes on the table
The US president anticipated, before the start of the summit, that We would have discussed territorial exchanges, “but I have to let Ukraine make this decision. I believe they will make an adequate decision “. So he added: the United States could be involved,” together with Europe and other countries “, in the security guarantees for Ukrainian, but this will not happen in the form of Kiev’s adhesion to NATO. There are” some things that will not happen “, said Trump, always referring to the possible entry of Ukraine into the Atlantic alliance. Tax, also that of global strategic safety.
Zelensky: “We count on the USA, it’s now war ends”
“The fundamental aspect of this encounter is that it opens a concrete road towards a right peace and a substantial discussion between leaders in a trilateral format: Ukraine, the United States and Russian part. It is time to put an end to war and Russia must adopt the necessary measures. We count on America. We are ready, as always, to work in the most productive way possible”, wrote the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky.
Zelensky then announced the deployment of reinforcements in the East of the country, where Russian forces are rapidly advancing towards the city of Dobropillia, in the Donetsk region. “Today the decision was made to strengthen this area and others in the Donetsk region,” he said on Telegram. “The Russian army continues to suffer serious losses in an attempt to obtain better political positions for Russian leaders in view of the meeting in Alaska,” he added.
Lavrov: “Use will surely revoke some penalties”
Answering the questions of journalists, before the Anchorage summit between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said he said expect the United States to revoke some of the sanctions imposed in Moscow. “Surely some will revoke her, this is certain,” said Lavrov. Russia, he had said first in the hotel to journalists, wearing a sweatshirt with the writing ‘CCCP’, an acronym in Cyrillic characters of the USSR, will present to the US president, Donald Trump, “a clear and understandable position”.
Lavrov recalled that “a lot was done” during the recent visit to Moscow of the US special advance, Steve Witkoff, and expressed the hope of “continuing this useful conversation” during the top.
date: 2025-08-16 01:10:00