Trump and Putin Call Alaska Talks ‘Very Productive,’ Signal Path Toward Ending Ukraine War

The meeting — the first such encounter in four years — was as much about symbolism as substance.

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S., August 15, 2025. / REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

In a rare display of cautious optimism after years of icy silence, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared their Alaska summit “very productive,” suggesting that the long-frozen U.S.–Russia channel may be inching toward a path to end the devastating war in Ukraine. The meeting — the first such encounter in four years — was as much about symbolism as substance: two nuclear powers, whose ties had sunk to Cold War-era lows, testing whether direct dialogue can halt a conflict that has shaken global security and claimed thousands of lives each week.

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