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From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 16, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Trump, Putin begin summit on Ukraine war
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US President Donald Trump (R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) hold a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP) (
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin began talks in Alaska Friday on bringing an end to the devastating war in Ukraine that Moscow launched in 2022.
Journalists were ushered out of the meeting room shortly after Trump, Putin and other officials took their seats in front of a backdrop that said “Pursuing Peace.”
President @realDonaldTrump sits down with President Putin ???????????????? pic.twitter.com/PJfqsvXdkI
— Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) August 15, 2025
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