Best way to end war is to reach peace agreement — Trump
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Sat, 16 Aug 2025 13:48:00 +0300

He wrote this on his social media platform, Truth Social.Trump called the day of his meeting with Putin in Alaska "great" and "very successful." According to him, the talks with the Russian leader went very well, as did the late-night phone call with Ukrainian President Zelensky and European leaders."It was determined by all that the best way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine is to go directly to a Peace Agreement, which would end the war, and not a mere Ceasefire Agreement, which often times do not hold up," Trump emphasized.He confirmed that this Monday, August 18, President Zelensky will visit the Oval Office. According to the U.S. president, if the meeting with the Ukrainian president in Washington goes well, the next step would be a meeting with Putin.Trump concluded by suggesting that millions of lives could potentially be saved and thanked everyone for paying attention to the matter.Trump–Putin summit in Alaska: what is knownOn the night of August 16, Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin held a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, in a “3-on-3” format that lasted nearly three hours — their longest discussion yet. According to the U.S. leader, the meeting was “productive” and covered many issues, but “not on everything did we fully agree,” so “there is no deal yet.”Trump stressed that he would soon hold calls with NATO representatives, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and others.He also said the Alaska summit nearly produced an agreement, and that a meeting between Zelenskyy and Putin with his participation is now being planned.“Now it’s really up to President Zelensky to get it done,” Trump said in a Fox News interview following his sitdown with Putin in Alaska, CNN reports. “They’re going to set up a meeting now between President Zelensky and President Putin and myself, I guess.”On the morning of August 16, U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and invited him to Washington. A number of European leaders also joined the conversation.
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