The presidents of the United States and Russia held a summit in Alaska to discuss the war in Ukraine. The parties did not reach a final agreement.
US President Donald Trump said that a peace agreement with Russia depends on Volodymyr Zelenskyy. This may indicate that Ukraine will become a "scapegoat" for the failure of the American peace initiative.
Ambassadors from 27 EU countries were urgently convened to discuss the bloc's next steps after the Trump-Putin summit. The meeting took place in a "restricted format" to minimize information leakage.
Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak thanked Melania Trump for her role in saving deported Ukrainian children. She raised the issue of child abduction in a letter to Putin, which Donald Trump handed over in Alaska.
President Zelenskyy will arrive at the Oval Office in Washington. Donald Trump announced a possible meeting with Putin for a peace deal.
European leaders held a second conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky without the participation of US President Donald Trump. This happened after the first joint conversation, where Trump discussed negotiations with Putin in Alaska.
The Kremlin head Vladimir Putin visited Chukotka in the Russian Far East after meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska. Chukotka is the closest part of mainland Russia to Alaska.
EU country ambassadors will hold an extraordinary meeting on August 16 after the summit of the US and Russian presidents in Alaska. The Coreper 2 meeting will begin at 09:30 local time.
The Presidents of Ukraine and the USA, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, had a long conversation after Trump's return from Alaska. European leaders later joined the conversation.
US President Donald Trump returned from Alaska after a summit with Vladimir Putin. The flight took 20 hours without a break in work.
Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky had a long conversation on the return flight from Alaska. The White House confirmed the fact of the negotiations.
Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakalene commented on the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska. She noted that Russia continues to bomb civilians in Ukraine, and Putin expressed veiled threats to Europe.
The meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska looked like a summit on Putin's territory, where he was "pulling the strings. " Trump failed to secure commitments regarding an end to the war in Ukraine, despite promises of "severe consequences."
The Institute for the Study of War believes that Putin has not changed his views on Ukraine's sovereignty after talks with Trump. He repeated the formulations he has been using since 2021 to justify aggression.
The meeting between the US and Russian presidents in Alaska did not yield public results regarding an end to the war in Ukraine. Details of the conversations, particularly in the limousine, remained undisclosed, raising concerns about possible agreements.
US President Donald Trump failed to secure commitments from Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine after the Alaska summit. Trump stated that the responsibility for ending the conflict now lies with Kyiv and its European allies.
Russia launched a ballistic missile and 85 drones at Ukraine overnight. 61 drones were neutralized, but there were missile hits and 24 drones hit 12 locations.
The presidents of the United States and Russia did not reach a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine after nearly three hours of talks in Alaska. Donald Trump spoke of "great progress" but without specific details, while Vladimir Putin joked about the next meeting in Moscow.
The Trump-Putin summit in Alaska brought no real progress in countering Russian aggression in Ukraine. Former German Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger called the meeting a victory for Putin.
Donald Trump said he is not considering immediate tariffs on China for buying Russian oil, but may do so "in two or three weeks. " He threatened sanctions against countries buying Russian oil if the war in Ukraine is not stopped.
US President Donald Trump stated that Russia provided him with a list of over a thousand Ukrainian prisoners of war. Kyiv must accept these individuals, whom the Russian authorities are ready to release.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin was pleased with the meeting with US President Donald Trump in Alaska. Politico notes that Putin got the most out of this meeting without agreeing to serious concessions.
US First Lady Melania Trump addressed Vladimir Putin with a letter about the abduction of Ukrainian children. The document was handed over by Donald Trump during negotiations in Alaska.
The Putin-Trump summit in Alaska ended without a ceasefire agreement in Ukraine. Trump only received an invitation to Moscow, and the war in Ukraine will likely continue, writes the British publication.
The White House published a black-and-white photo of Trump and Putin with the caption "The goal is always peace. "
US President Donald Trump will hold talks with European Union leaders upon his return from Alaska. Today, there will be a meeting of ambassadors, followed by a virtual conversation with the heads of European states.
Donald Trump said he does not want to publicly reveal his disagreements with Vladimir Putin. He noted that Ukraine and President Zelenskyy must agree to possible arrangements.
Russian representative Kirill Dmitriev announced a "very good" reception of the Kremlin delegation in Alaska. He called the summit productive.
US President Donald Trump, after a three-hour meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, announced significant progress. He noted that further developments depend on the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Donald Trump stated about a "very good meeting" with Vladimir Putin, noting agreement on many points. Trump expressed a desire to stop the deaths of people in Ukraine, although a full understanding regarding a ceasefire was not reached.
