Trump praises warm meeting with Putin

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16 Aug 2025, 10:04 GMT+10

The US president has said he and his Russian counterpart agree on a lot

US President Donald Trump has described his summit in Alaska with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a "warm meeting," and suggested that the Ukraine conflict is close to being resolved.

In an interview with Fox News, the US leader praised the three-hour talks with Putin in Anchorage on Friday, noting that they had made progress in talks mainly focused on ending the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine.

"Actually, I think we agree on a lot. I can tell you, the meeting was... warm," Trump said, calling Putin a "strong guy." The US leader earlier suggested that he would "give today a ten" when it came to the outcome of the summit.

According to Trump, the sides are "pretty close to the end" of the conflict, although he added that "Ukraine has to agree" to any potential peace deal. He would not provide any details of the discussions, saying only that "there's one or two pretty significant items, but I think they can be reached."

The US president also noted that he had "always had a great relationship with President Putin, and we would have done great things together," while praising Russia as a land brimming with natural resources.

Putin similarly described the talks with Trump as "constructive" and "useful," saying Moscow was "sincerely interested in putting an end" to the hostilities. He also suggested that the two leaders could hold their next meeting in Moscow, with Trump replying that he could "see it possibly happening."

(RT.com)

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