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Omaha Steve

(107,016 posts)
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:01 PM Aug 15

Trump says no agreement on ending Russia's war in Ukraine as Putin says there was an 'understanding'

Source: AP

By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT
Updated 6:46 PM CDT, August 15, 2025

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump said he and Vladimir Putin didn’t reach a deal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine after meeting on Friday — despite Putin saying they had come to “an understanding” — as the two leaders offered scant details on what was discussed while heaping praise on each other.

In brief remarks as they shared a stage after meeting for about 2 ½ hours in Alaska, Putin said he and Trump had reached an “understanding” on Ukraine and warned Europe not to “torpedo the nascent progress.”

But Trump then said, “There’s no deal until there’s a deal” and said he planned to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders soon, to brief them on the discussions.

“We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to,” Trump said. “And there are just a very few that are left. Some are not that significant. One is probably the most significant, but we have a very good chance of getting there.”



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-putin-summit-alaska-russia-ukraine-a7b167f17a3e06fbce2f583c93f8bae1

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Trump says no agreement on ending Russia's war in Ukraine as Putin says there was an 'understanding' (Original Post) Omaha Steve Aug 15 OP
Literally blah, blah, blah. BOSSHOG Aug 15 #1
Putin is a war criminal blue-wave Aug 15 #2
Absolutely! And likely why they met at military base. SheltieLover Aug 15 #6
Technically illegal, since he's on a diplomatic trip Polybius Aug 15 #12
I don't care about the blue-wave Aug 16 #17
Trump and his flippin' "deals" Attilatheblond Aug 15 #3
Leaving out Ukraine in talks is suspect............... Lovie777 Aug 15 #4
Not our war but our monkey, with the organ grinder. Dance monkey, dance. twodogsbarking Aug 15 #5
The are both poor excuses of human beings mdbl Aug 15 #7
The understanding Quanto Magnus Aug 15 #8
The Understanding: trump sells out Ukraine and Putin doesn't reveal the Krasnov agent story or the Epstein movies he has Wonder Why Aug 15 #9
This was always going to be just for show, a distraction. ananda Aug 15 #10
The "understanding" is that Dotard would continue to kiss Putlers ass. AZ8theist Aug 15 #11
There was an understanding all right relayerbob Aug 15 #13
I believe the "understanding" Putin spoke of was louis-t Aug 15 #14
Look at Trumps face in the video angryxyouth Aug 15 #15
In Other Words MissouriDem47 Aug 16 #16
I Don't Like The Sound Of This DallasNE Aug 16 #18
This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard Aug 16 #19
People of Alaska: Bayard Aug 16 #20
Quick! Somebody explain to trump what "nascent" means. Paladin Aug 16 #21
Putin, "I've Got My Ya-Ya Up Your Ho-Ho And I Ain't Going To Come Till I'm Ready"... MayReasonRule Aug 16 #22
In other word, trump, go pound sand. republianmushroom Aug 16 #23
Trump avoids saying there is an agreement he does not want to admit to the agreement in public. PufPuf23 Aug 17 #24

BOSSHOG

(43,672 posts)
1. Literally blah, blah, blah.
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:03 PM
Aug 15

An understanding? Putins got a shitload of compramat on me. I understand.

blue-wave

(4,761 posts)
2. Putin is a war criminal
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:04 PM
Aug 15

And as a courtesy and example to the world, the United States, even if not member to the ICC or the Rome statute, should have arrested him and turned him over to international authorities.

Polybius

(20,858 posts)
12. Technically illegal, since he's on a diplomatic trip
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 10:47 PM
Aug 15

Republicans said the same thing when Fidel Castro came to NY in 1995.

blue-wave

(4,761 posts)
17. I don't care about the
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 12:54 AM
Aug 16

"technical" parts of diplomatic trips. Would we have welcomed Hitler if he had visited on a "diplomatic" mission? The lives lost because of this madman are light-years more important than any "technical" legal mumbo jumbo.

Attilatheblond

(7,256 posts)
3. Trump and his flippin' "deals"
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:04 PM
Aug 15

He is still playing pretend wheeler-dealer mind games with himself. Hasn't figured out the rest of the world knows he's just a delusional loser who is just sure he will get that BIG DEAL someday.

Ketchup on the walls as soon as he gets home and pitches a fit about NO NOBEL.

Lovie777

(20,228 posts)
4. Leaving out Ukraine in talks is suspect...............
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:05 PM
Aug 15

Putin wanted to come onto American soil and embarrass shithole.

Mission accomplished.

mdbl

(7,353 posts)
7. The are both poor excuses of human beings
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 08:21 PM
Aug 15

A war criminal and a felon
It's obvious that all the bullshit blather Dump spewed about dealing with Russia if there's no agreement was just grand-standing. He's still following Putin's playbook or they wouldn't have been so kissy-faced.

Quanto Magnus

(1,255 posts)
8. The understanding
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 09:04 PM
Aug 15

being Trump is going to continue to let Putin do whatever the F he wants....


also this is Obama, Clinton, and Biden's fault......

Wonder Why

(6,191 posts)
9. The Understanding: trump sells out Ukraine and Putin doesn't reveal the Krasnov agent story or the Epstein movies he has
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 09:14 PM
Aug 15

relayerbob

(7,270 posts)
13. There was an understanding all right
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:10 PM
Aug 15

Putin said Russia would continue to attack Ukraine and that Trump would do nothing or he would release the kompromat he has on him.

louis-t

(24,459 posts)
14. I believe the "understanding" Putin spoke of was
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:36 PM
Aug 15

He told Der Orange Fuhrer "I say where and when there is an agreement, I say what the terms are. You sit there and look stupid."

angryxyouth

(297 posts)
15. Look at Trumps face in the video
Fri Aug 15, 2025, 11:57 PM
Aug 15

He looks like a dejected beaten dog. Putin probably told him I have all this compromat on you. Videos at Epstein’s and I can prove that there was software installed in the election process that caused malicious anomalies that gave you the presidency. So I’m going to do whatever the fuck I want and there’s nothing you can do about it.. Oh and take some sanctions off and stop giving them weapons.

DallasNE

(7,871 posts)
18. I Don't Like The Sound Of This
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 01:13 AM
Aug 16

It sounds like Trump did a good impression of Neville Chamberlain. Why?

Response to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Paladin

(31,601 posts)
21. Quick! Somebody explain to trump what "nascent" means.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 07:10 AM
Aug 16

No surprise that an old Russian guy has a better command of English vocabulary than trump.

And certainly no surprise that the big summit in Alaska didn't amount to anything beyond an Epstein distraction.

MayReasonRule

(3,774 posts)
22. Putin, "I've Got My Ya-Ya Up Your Ho-Ho And I Ain't Going To Come Till I'm Ready"...
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 05:10 PM
Aug 16

Putin, "And furthermore I ain't done with your ass by a damn sight!"

FFS


republianmushroom

(21,371 posts)
23. In other word, trump, go pound sand.
Sat Aug 16, 2025, 08:26 PM
Aug 16

Lot of macho talk before the meeting, not hearing any now. TACO man caves again.

PufPuf23

(9,564 posts)
24. Trump avoids saying there is an agreement he does not want to admit to the agreement in public.
Sun Aug 17, 2025, 12:53 AM
Aug 17

What I find more troubling is why Trump keeps getting a pass on the damage he does to the USA.

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