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Donald Trump Tells Volodymyr Zelensky Russia Is 'Very Big Power' and Ukraine Isn't

Trump calls on Zelensky to negotiate with Putin after their Alaska summit ended without agreement, aiming to resolve the Ukraine conflict through diplomacy, with rare earth minerals as leverage.

  • On August 15, President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a bilateral discussion held at a military facility located in Anchorage, Alaska.
  • The meeting aimed to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine, but ended without an agreement, prompting Trump to urge Ukrainian President Zelensky to make a deal with Putin.
  • Trump described the meeting as very warm and extremely productive, agreeing on many points while noting one major unresolved issue that could derail ceasefire talks.
  • Trump announced plans for a trilateral meeting with Putin and Zelensky, possibly including some European leaders, which he said would be even more important than the Alaska summit.
  • The outcome suggests ongoing negotiations with U.S. support for Ukraine and hopes for a ceasefire, but ultimate progress depends on Zelensky’s willingness to strike a deal.
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The U.S. president called his Ukrainian counterpart on Saturday, the day after the Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin, to propose a compromise on security, the contours of which remain to be specified.

·Paris, France
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Lean Left

Speaking on Fox News after the meeting • “Now it's up to Zelensky”

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Lean Left

US President Donald Trump spoke on "indellung" on the phone with Ukrainian leader Volodimir Zelenski at the end of the meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. Later, Trump also called on NATO leaders, announced Casa Albá.

·Romania
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After meeting with Putin, Trump describes the talks as successful. Now he urges Ukraine to act. “It’s really up to President Zelensky,” he says.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Интерфакс-Украина broke the news in on Friday, August 15, 2025.
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