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‘Will You Stop Killing Civilians?’: How Putin Reacted when Asked About Ukraine War

Putin responded angrily to questions about civilian casualties amid ongoing war crime allegations in Ukraine, where nearly 150 civilians were reported killed, the UN commission said.

  • Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump met in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025, to discuss ending the Russia-Ukraine war.
  • The meeting followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and ongoing intense conflict marked by heavy casualties and civilian deaths.
  • Before the summit began, reporters asked Putin if Russia would stop killing Ukrainian civilians, to which he responded with a gesture and the phrase 'you are ignorant.'
  • The UN report from May 2025 detailed that nearly 150 civilians died over a 100-kilometer area along the Dnipro River, describing the attacks as systematic and part of state policy.
  • The summit aimed to achieve a rapid ceasefire, with Trump promising to call Ukrainian President Zelenskyy afterward, but success remained uncertain amid continued violence and political tensions.
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The summit in Alaska between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin now concluded with the two leaders who left Anchorage. The summit was followed by the whole world with the implications that...

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Vladimir Putin had just landed in Anchorage, Alaska, when the question rang: "Will he stop killing civilians?" The Russian president, standing with Trump on the...

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Putin's and Trump's summit began with a handshake, calling questions to the politicians, and the Kremlin's chief gesturing away a reporter's question.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who arrived in Alaska for a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, reacted with bewilderment to a surprise question from Western reporters. According to the Associated Press and other news agencies on the 15th, President Trump and President Putin

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On his arrival in Alaska this Friday, alongside the U.S. President, the Kremlin leader was forcibly interrogated by a journalist about the war in Ukraine.

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