World Signal

The high-profile meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place on August 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The talks began at 11:32 a.m. local time and concluded at 2:18 p.m., with a press appearance held shortly before 3 p.m. Although the discussions stretched for more than three hours, they ended without any breakthrough, and crucially, no agreement was reached on halting the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Trump openly admitted there was no settlement, remarking that an understanding would only exist once a deal was actually made. Putin, in contrast, characterized the encounter as a starting point for future dialogue, despite the absence of tangible outcomes. Russia maintained its uncompromising stance, demanding continued control over the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine, rejecting Kyiv’s ambitions to join NATO and the European Union, and opposing the continuation of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy...