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 didnt reach a deal to end Russias 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, Theres no deal until theres 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

BOSSHOG
(43,672 posts)An understanding? Putins got a shitload of compramat on me. I understand.
blue-wave
(4,761 posts)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.
SheltieLover
(73,627 posts)
Polybius
(20,858 posts)Republicans said the same thing when Fidel Castro came to NY in 1995.
blue-wave
(4,761 posts)"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)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)Putin wanted to come onto American soil and embarrass shithole.
Mission accomplished.
twodogsbarking
(15,741 posts)mdbl
(7,353 posts)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)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)ananda
(33,137 posts)New book: The Art of the Hoax
AZ8theist
(6,896 posts)relayerbob
(7,270 posts)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)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)He looks like a dejected beaten dog. Putin probably told him I have all this compromat on you. Videos at Epsteins and I can prove that there was software installed in the election process that caused malicious anomalies that gave you the presidency. So Im going to do whatever the fuck I want and theres nothing you can do about it.. Oh and take some sanctions off and stop giving them weapons.
MissouriDem47
(277 posts)TACO failed again.
DallasNE
(7,871 posts)It sounds like Trump did a good impression of Neville Chamberlain. Why?
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Bayard
(26,974 posts)Prepare yourselves.
Paladin
(31,601 posts)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)Putin, "And furthermore I ain't done with your ass by a damn sight!"
FFS
republianmushroom
(21,371 posts)Lot of macho talk before the meeting, not hearing any now. TACO man caves again.
PufPuf23
(9,564 posts)What I find more troubling is why Trump keeps getting a pass on the damage he does to the USA.