Echolima1
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Hizo ni ndoto za Mwendawazimu akiwa njiani kwenda kulazwa Milembe Hospital endeleeni tu kudanganyana kijinga!!
Special Thread: Yanayojiri Mgogoro wa Ukraine na Urusi. Nini chanzo na hatma ya mzozo?
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Echolima1
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Wewe mwenye kinyesi chenye ncha Kali unafikiriaje???
Echolima1
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Kuna mtu kweli atasoma UHARO huu!!! Wajinga tu ndiyo watasoma na wala hautawasaidia chochote kile !!
Serbia
In March 2023, it was reported that Serbia had secretly delivered 3,500 G-2000 rockets to Ukraine through intermediaries in Turkey and Slovakia.[707] 
* Purchases by the Ukrainian or EU governments from Slovak defence companies
** Deliveries from Slovak stocks through the German Ringtausch programme
Fighter jets (13)
Transport and utility helicopters (5)
- 13 MiG-29As/UBs [March and April 2023] (some to be used as a source of spare parts).[708]
Surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems (1 battery and 2 launchers)
Radars (4)[713]
- 1 S-300PMU battery [April 2022].[710]
- 2 2K12M2 Kub-M2 air defense systems, with spare parts [delivered from March 2023 onwards].[711][712]
Self-propelled howitzers (24)
- 1 SURN 1S91 (for 2K12M2 Kub-M2).
- 1 5N63S 'Flap Lid B' (for S-300PMU).
- 1 5N66M 'Clam Shell' (for S-300PMU).
- 1 36D6 'Tin Shield' (for S-300PMU).
Infantry fighting vehicles (30)
- 24 155mm ShKH Zuzana 2s* (8 purchased by Ukraine, 16 purchased by Germany, Norway and Denmark) [delivered from January 2023 onwards].[714]
Engineering vehicles and equipment (2)
Man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) (100)
- 2 Bozena 5 mine clearance systems [January 2023].[96]
Anti-tank guided missiles
- 100 man-portable air defence systems [February 2022].[715]
Small arms
- Anti-tank guided missiles' [February or March 2022].[715]
Air-to-air missiles[713]
- ''small arms'' [early 2022].[713]
Air-to-ground weaponry
- R-27R1 beyond-visual-range AAMs (for MiG-29 fighter jet) [March/April 2023].
- R-73E short-range AAMs (for MiG-29 fighter jet) [March/April 2023].
- R-60MK short-range AAMs (for MiG-29 fighter jet) [March/April 2023].
Ammunition
Military gear
- Up to 48 5V55R surface-to-air missiles (for S-300PMU) [April 2022].[716]
- 52 3M9ME surface-to-air missiles (for 2K12M2 Kub-M2) [delivered from March 2023 onwards].[711]
- 148 3M9M3E surface-to-air missiles (for 2K12M2 Kub-M2) [delivered from March 2023 onwards].[711]
- 486 ''air defence missiles'' (for MANPADS) [February 2022].[715]
- 155 mm OFd MKM and M107 ammunition (for SPGs) [from July 2022 onwards].[717][713]
- 122 mm ammunition (for SPGs) [to be delivered].[718]
- 152 mm ammunition (for SPGs) [to be delivered].[718]
- Thousands of 122 mm rockets (for BM-21 Grad MRL) [June 2022].[709]
- 12,000 rounds of 120 mm mortar ammunition [March 2022].[719]
- 57 mm ammunition (for AZP S-60 AA Gun) [before May 2022].[713]
- Large-caliber ammunition for fighter jets [delivered along with fighter jets].[720]
- 80 mm S-8 unguided rockets (for MiG-29 fighter jet) [March/April 2023].[713]
- Procurement of 155mm ammunition through European Defense Agency [to be delivered].[73]
Miscellaneous aid
- Winter clothing [early 2023].[720]
- MiG-29 fighter jet spare parts and spare parts warehouse [delivered along with fighter jets in March and April 2023].[713]
- Ground operating equipment for MiG-29 fighter jet [delivered along with fighter jets in March and April 2023].[711]
- 2 million litres of kerosene jet fuel for aircraft [March 2022].[719]
- 10 million litres of diesel [March 2022].[713]
The Slovenian Government has provided the following to Ukraine:
Tanks:
Infantry fighting vehicles:
- 28 M-55S tanks (an upgrade of the T-55 tank) [October 2022] (From Slovenian stocks in exchange for 45 MAN 8x8 trucks through the 'Ringtausch' programme).[714][721][722][723]
Armored personnel carriers
Infantry mobility vehicles:
Towed artillery
- 20 HMMWVs [November or December 2022].[726]
- 26 BOV Armoured Personnel Carrier [delivered in April 2024].[96]
Towed anti-aircraft guns
- 16 M101 105mm howitzers [April 2023].[727]
Anti-tank weapons
- 200 Zastava M55 and M75 anti-aircraft guns [delivered by December 2022].[728][729]
Small arms:
- 8,000 anti-tank mines [Early 2022].[728]
Ammunition
- Automatic rifles (Zastava M70) and ammunition [February 2022].[730]
Military equipment:
- unspecified type of ammunition.[728]
- €1 million towards the Czech scheme to purchase artillery shells for Ukraine.[731]
Miscellaneous aid
- Helmets [February 2022].[730]
- Fuel [2022 and 2023].[728]
Currently, South Korea maintains its stance not to supply Ukraine with lethal weapons.
Engineering Vehicles
Military Gear
- In September 2023, South Korea approved the transfer of 2 K600 mine clearing vehicles to Ukraine for "humanitarian" missions [to be delivered].[732][733]
Miscellaneous Items
- Helmets [delivered since March 2022].[732]
- Bulletproof Vests [before July 2023].[732]
- Military Uniforms [delivered since March 2022].[732]
- Mine Detectors [before July 2023].[732]
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Suits [before July 2023].[732]
- Gas Masks [before July 2023].[732]
Relevant information
- Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) [delivered since March 2022].[732]
- First-Aid Kits [delivered since March 2022].[732]
- Tents [delivered since March 2022].[732]
- Blankets [delivered since March 2022].[732]
- South Korea lent 550,000 rounds of M107 155 mm artillery shells to the United States in 2022 and 2023, which the shells were originally produced by the United States and brought to South Korea between 1974 and 1978 as WRSA-K (War Reserve Stockpile for Allies–Korea) then transferred the ownership to South Korea. Since South Korea law prohibits sale or transfer of lethal weapons to Ukraine, the shells filled the U.S. inventory while the United States supplied Ukraine from its own inventory. The United States requires to sign a contract with South Korean company for recompense, and South Korean military seeks to receive the state-of-art ammunition instead of old M107.[734][735][736]
- South Korea provided 100 million KRW worth of non-lethal military supplies such as bulletproof vests, helmets, gas masks, medical supplies, ready-to-eat (MREs), etc., which were originally to be delivered to the military of Afghanistan. Delivered via NATO in March 2022.[737][738][739] As of July 2023, South Korea sent a total of 4.85 billion KRW worth of non-lethal supplies in four occasions, with portable mine detectors and bomb proof suits included in the 4th shipment.[740]
- South Korea donated US$100 million (as of Dec 2022) to international organization for humanitarian aid in Ukraine.[741]
- Bilateral official development assistance to be increased by designating Ukraine as key 중점협력국 "Priority Cooperation Country" for years 2021–2025.[742][743]
Tanks
Armoured personnel carriers
Vehicles
Self-propelled artillery
- 53 URO VAMTAC Infantry mobility vehicles.[746]
- 1 RG-31 Nyala mine-resistant vehicle configured as an ambulance [April 2022].[747]
- Eight light military vehicles dispatched from the Spanish army to Ukraine on 7 October 2022. 12 more vehicles also pledged.[748]
- 40 trucks and off-road vehicles [April or May 2022].[749]
- 9 heavy transport trucks [late 2022].[749]
- 30 trucks and 10 light vehicles delivered April 2022[750]
- 11 vehicles [late 2022].[749]
- 4+ Land Rover 4x4 SUVs [Late 2022 and July 2023].[749]
- 2 Pegaso BMR armoured ambulances.[751]
Towed artillery
- ~5 81mm/120mm M113 Mortar Variants [February 2023].[96]
- 6 120mm Alakran mortar on Toyota Land Cruisers [delivered by August 2023].[752][753]
Surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems
- 10 105mm OTO Melara Mod 56.[745]
Radars[749]
- 1 Aspide 2000 battery [November 2022].[96]
- 1 MIM-23 Hawk Phase I/III (21) Battery [December 2022] (US will deliver compatible missiles).[96] Six additional launchers pledged October 2023 and a further 6 launchers dispatched to Ukraine September 2024.[754][755]
- Patriot air defence missiles.[756]
Anti-ship missiles
- 1 AN/MPQ-61 (for Hawk SAM battery) [December 2022].
- 1 AN/MPQ-62 (for Hawk SAM battery) [December 2022].
- 1 Thomson-CSF RAC 3D (for Aspide 2000 battery) [November 2022].
Anti-tank weapons
- 5 AGM-84 Harpoon [before February 2023].[96]
Small arms
- 1,370 Instalaza C-90 anti-tank grenade launchers [March 2022].[757]
Ammunition
- M2 heavy machine guns (for M113 APCs) [2022 and 2023].[749]
- 163+ Light machine guns [March 2022].[757][758][759][746]
- CETME-L Assault Rifles [before August 2023].[749]
- 100 submachine guns.[759]
Miscellaneous Equipment
- 155mm M107 artillery shells [before September 2022].[749]
- 155mm ERO2A1 HE extended range artillery shells [before August 2023].[749]
- 12.7x99mm heavy machine gun rounds [Spring 2022].[749]
- 700,000 rifle and machine gun rounds [March 2022].[757]
- 120mm HE Mod. AE Mortar Rounds [before August 2023].[749]
Training
- Two Field Hospitals [2022 and 2023].[749]
- 5000 kg Worth Of Medical Supplies [Late 2022].[749]
- Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) [2022/2023].[749]
- First aid kit and medicines [April 2024][756]
- Three compressors.[745]
- Training of 639 Ukrainian soldiers by March 2023, with up to 2,000 to be trained in total by the end of 2023.[760]
Multiple military planes have flown from Sudan to Rzeszów airport from March to June 2022, with artillery shells for Ukraine.[55]
- 120mm mortar rounds.[761]
As of 30 May 2024, since Russia's brutal war of aggression began in February 2022, Sweden has provided SEK 43.5 billion in support to Ukraine.[762]
Aircraft
Surface-to-air missiles (SAM) systems
Self-propelled artillery
- Subsystems of the RBS 97 (I-HAWK) [to be delivered].[764]
- ''Essential parts'' of the IRIS-T SLS [to be delivered].[764]
- Rb 99 (AIM-120) Air-To-Air Missiles [to be delivered] (Sold the US, then donated to Ukraine. For NASAMS).[765] More Rb 99 pledged in May 2024.[762]
Tanks
Infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs)
- 10 Strv 122s (Leopard 2A5s) (Equipped with the Barracuda Thermal Camouflage System) [July 2023].[764][765]
Armoured personnel carriers (APCs)
- 50+ CV9040s (Equipped with the Barracuda Thermal Camouflage System) [June 2023].[766][765]
- Sweden's entire remaining stock of Pbv 302, including spare parts, maintenance equipment and ammunition will be donated to Ukraine [to be delivered].[762] With camouflage netting.[768]
Engineering equipment
- 200+ Pbv-302 APCs [May 2024].[96]
Vehicles
- Mine-clearance equipment [delivered from late 2022 onwards].[769]
- Bärgningsbandvagn 90 Armoured Recovery Vehicles (Equipped with the Barracuda Thermal Camouflage System) [June 2023].[765]
- 1 Djminröjm 1 mine clearing vehicle.[770]
Anti-ship missiles
- Transport Vehicles [to be delivered].[765]
- Surplus fuel transport vehicles from the Swedish Armed Forces [to be delivered].[762]
- 146 additional trucks.[771]
- €7 million worth of pickup trucks and lorries for the State Transport Special Service and Support Forces Command as part of the Demining coalition pledged October 2024.[467]
- Medical vehicles.[772]
- Around 100 vehicles for airbase maintenance.[772]
Ships and underwater vehicles
- Robotsystem 17 shore defence systems (Hellfire) [before October 2022].[765]
Radars
- 32 Combat Boat 90s with two launching trailers.[773][768][771]
- 23 remote weapon stations for CB90 craft.[771]
- 20 Group Boats
- Nine jet skis from the Swedish Coast Guard.[774]
Man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS) and missiles
- PS-90 air surveillance radars [before April 2023].[775]
Anti-tank weaponry
- Robotsystem 70s (RBS-70s) [February or March 2022].[776] An additional RBS 70s were included in new packages February and September 2024.[773][768]
Small arms
- RBS-56 BILLs [before March 2023].[765]
- Robot 57s (NLAWs) [Late 2022].[766]
- 1,500 TOW ATGMs.[771]
- 15,200+ Pansarskott m/86s (AT-4s) [5,000 in February; 5,000 in March; 5,000 in June 2022; 200 in January 2025].[769][777][778][779][771]
- AT-4 training versions.[772]
- Recoilless rifles [to be delivered].[780]
- Anti-tank mines.[768]
Ammunition
- Automatgevär 90 anti-materiel rifles (Barrett M82A1s) [After June 2022].[778][781]
- ''Assault rifles'' [2023].[765]
- KSP-58 machine guns [before September 2022].[765][772]
Military clothing and gear
- SKr 500 million (€43 million) worth of 155 mm artillery rounds [September 2022].[782] 155 mm rounds pledged May 2024.[762]
- €30 million towards the Czech purchase of artillery shells for Ukraine.[783]
- Additional Skr 550 million towards the Czech artillery scheme May 2025.[784]
- Skr 546 million to the Estonian ammunition scheme.[784]
- 12.7mm rounds for Automatgevär 90 anti-materiel rifles [Mid-2022].[781]
- Additional 1 million 12.7mm rounds January 2025.[771]
- Small arms ammunition[768]
- Mortar ammunition[768]
- Ammunition for recoilless rifles [Summer 2023].[780][765]
- 40mm Ammunition For CV9040 [delivered from June 2023 onwards].[765]
- 120mm Ammunition For Strv 122 [delivered from July 2023 onwards].[765]
Miscellaneous equipment
- 5,029 Hjälm M90 helmets [March and April 2022]. More helmets donated September 2024[777][785][768]
- 5,054 STRIDSVÄST 12 combat vests [March and April 2022].[777][785]
- 54 protective and reconnaissance vests [After April 2022].[785]
- 88 AlphaTec chemical protective suits [After April 2022].[785]
- 8,000 respirators [after April 2022].[765]
- Personal protective and CBRN gear[446]
Training
- 135,000 Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) [delivered from March 2022 onwards].[765]
- Ventilators[786]
- One million facemasks, intravenous drip lines, catheters, bandages, disinfectants.[787][786]
- Spare Parts For CV9040 [to be delivered].[765]
- Spare Parts For Strv 122 [to be delivered].[765]
- Maintenance of previously donated Swedish materiel [to be delivered].[762]
- Terminals with subscriptions for satellite communications [to be delivered].[762]
- Airbase equipment.[772]
- Rations.[772]
Financial aid
- Part of Operation Unifier since 2018.[788]
- Two groups of 60 soldiers to the UK to assist in training Ukrainian soldiers.[789]
- The Swedish Defence Research Agency will be tasked with supporting Ukraine in establishing its own defence research institute [to be delivered].[762]
- SKr 500 million (US$52.9 million) [February 2022].[790]
- Skr 1.08 billion (US$100m) to the Ukrainian central bank's fund for the armed forces of Ukraine [July 2022].[769]
- Skr 100 million (US$10.6m) to NATO's fund for the armed forces of Ukraine [July 2022].[769]
- Skr 50 million to NATO's fund for the armed forces of Ukraine to purchase fuel, medical and demining equipment January 2024.[791]
- €5 million to the Lithuanian led Demining Coalition.
- Additional €3.6 million to the Demining Coalition March 2025.[792]
- Additional SKr 100 million to the Demining Coalition May 2025.[784]
- €3 million to the British-Norwegian led Maritime security Coalition.
- Additional SKr 50 million to the Maritime Coalition.[784]
- €10 million to the Drone Coalition.
- Additional €3.6 million to the Drone Coalition March 2025.[792]
- Skr 300 million to the Drone Coalition May 2025.[784]
- €10 million to NATO's Ukraine Comprehensive Assistance Package Trust Fund.[793]
- Financial support to capability coalitions [to be delivered].[762]
- Financial support to funds and temporary initiatives to enable swift and large-scale procurement of materiel to Ukraine [to be delivered].[762]
- Skr 700 million funding for international coalitions equipping the Ukrainian military announced September 2024.[768]
- Further €43 million for international coalitions equipping the Ukrainian military announced October 2024.[794]
- €20 million announced in support of the Ukrainian defence industry announced October 2024.[794]
- Skr 1 billion for procurement of materiel from the Ukrainian defence industry.[784]
- Skr 5.9 billion for the procurement of equipment for Ukraine from Swedish and foreign companies January 2025.[771]
- Skr 2.8 billion to capability coalition funds for the procurement of military equipment and ammunition for Ukraine January 2025.[771]
- Skr 180 million for Services via the Swedish National Defence Research Institute.[771]
- Skr 400 million for maintaining Swedish made equipment in Ukraine.[771]
- Skr 650 million funding for training of Ukrainian soldiers.[771]
- Skr 9.2 billion allocated for the purchase of ammunition, air defence systems, navy equipment, satellite communication systems, infantry equipment and armoured vehicles from the Swedish and European defence industries announced March 2025.[772]
- Over Skr 5 billion funding for various capability coalitions for the Ukrainian armed forces and purchases from the Ukrainian defence industry announced March 2025.[772]
- Skr 500 million of equipment from provided from Swedish military stocks announced March 2025.[772]
- Skr 30 million for equipment for Ukraine's DELTA system.[784]
- Skr 418 million for the procurement of armoured vehicles.[784]
- Skr 1 billion for procurement of air defence systems and long-range drones.[784]
Technical and engineering equipment
- 1 DIGGER D-250 Remote Controlled Mine Clearance System [August 2023].[96]
A contract for Bayraktar TB2 drones was signed in November 2018. The first drones were delivered in March 2019.[795][796] 2 Ada-class corvettes were ordered by the Ukrainian Navy in December 2020, the first ship was laid down in September 2021.[797][798][799] Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopters were modernized by Turkey to include laser guidance capabilities and were armed with Cirit and UMTAS air-to-surface missiles in November 2021.[800]
Unmanned combat aerial vehicles
Reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle
- 30+ Bayraktar TB2 [delivered from March 2022 onwards] (Half donated by Baykar Tech, the other half sold at half the price).[801][802]
- 5 Bayraktar TB2s [delivered from July 2022 onwards] (Crowdfunded by Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Polish citizens. Subsequently, given to Ukraine by Baykar Tech free of charge with the $32 million collected used for aid).[801]
(Guided) multiple rocket launchers
Self-propelled artillery
Air-to-air missiles
- 155mm T-155 Fırtınas* [to be delivered].[801]
Electronic warfare equipment
- Sungur IIR-guided MANPADS and munition (For Bayraktar TB2) [to be delivered].[801]
Armoured personnel carriers (APCs)
- Ground-based electronic warfare equipment [Summer 2022].[801][803]
- Airborne electronic warfare equipment (for Bayraktar TB2) [Summer 2022].[801][803]
Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles
- "Armoured personnel carriers" [to be delivered].[801]
Infantry mobility vehicles
Mortars
- Otokar Cobra IIs [May 2023].[801]
Grenade launchers
Small arms
- RDS40-MGL [2023].[801]
Munitions
- 12.7mm CANiK M2F HMG dual mounts [before April 2023] (for use against loitering munitions).[801]
- 12.7mm CANiK M2 QCB HMGs [before July 2023].[801]
Military gear
- 100,000 × 155 mm artillery rounds [delivered from November 2022 onwards].[801]
- MAM-L guided bombs (For Bayraktar TB2) [delivered from March 2022 onwards].[801][802]
- MAM-C guided bombs (For Bayraktar TB2) [delivered from March 2022 onwards].[801][802]
Miscellaneous equipment
- Generators [November 2022][801]
Tanks
Armoured fighting vehicles
- 14 Challenger 2 tanks [delivered from March to May 2023].[96][807]
- T-72 tanks as part of 50 armoured and protective vehicles pledged February 2025.[808]
Armoured personnel carriers
- 23 FV107 Scimitar Mk IIs [August 2023].[96]
- 47 combat and logistics vehicles [to be delivered].[96]
- 50 armoured and protective vehicles pledged February 2025.[808]
Mine-resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles
- 35 FV103 Spartans [June 2022].[96]
- 40 FV104 Samaritans [before October 2022].[96]
- 46 M113s [2022].
- 100 Armoured Vehicles (including FV430 Bulldog) [to be delivered].[96]
Infantry mobility vehicles
- Wolfhound heavy tactical support vehicles [part of a batch of 80 AFVs. May 2022].[96]
- 39 Mastiff Protected Patrol Vehicles.[809]
Towed artillery
Self-propelled artillery
- 54 105mm L118/L119s [delivered from July 2022 onwards].[96]
Multiple rocket launchers
- 20+ 155mm M109A4BEs (bought from OIP Land Systems in Belgium) [January 2023].[96]
- 68 AS-90 systems, transferred over 3 tranches, the final tranche was announced in May 2025 as all British army AS90's were transferred to Ukraine.[810]
- 32 spare barrels and spare parts for AS-90 systems.[811]
- A £61 million contract with BAE Systems and Sheffield Forgemasters to produce artillery barrels for Ukraine signed January 2025.[812]
Vehicles
- 14 227mm M270B1 MLRS [delivered from July 2022 onwards] (Norway delivered three M270s to the UK to allow the British Army to transfer three more modern M270B1s to Ukraine).[96]
Air defence systems
- 13 bulletproof Babcock Toyota Land Cruiser for civilian officials such as mayors and evacuation operations.[813]
- 120 logistics vehicles [2022].[814]
- 2 ambulances and 2 4x4 vehicles to the Ukrainian military.[815]
Electronic warfare equipment
- 6 Stormer HVMs [April 2022].[96]
- Starstreak man-portable air-defence systems [March 2022].[816]
- 1 MSI-DS Terrahawk Paladin air-defence system [delivered in October 2023].[817]
- "A handful" of Supacat HMT-based ASRAAM SAM Launchers [before August 2023].[96]
- 125 anti-aircraft guns [2022/2023].[818]
- Martlet lightweight multirole missiles (LMMs) [before April 2022].[818]
- Around 200 ASRAAM air defence missiles pledged December 2023.[819]
- Additional air defences pledged as part of £2.5 billion aid package [January 2024].[820]
- Additional 650 Martlet lightweight multirole missiles pledged 6 September 2024.[821]
- £68 million for air defences including radars, decoys, and drone jammers announced December 2024.[822]
- 2 Gravehawk air defence systems delivered late 2024, 15 additional systems pledged January 2025 [to be delivered].[823]
- Equipment for over 100 air defence teams.[808]
- A £1.6 billion order for 5,000 Martlet LMMs announced March 2025.[824]
- 350 ASRAAM missiles converted for air defence use.[825]
Helicopters
- "Electronic warfare equipment" [May or June 2022].[96]
- "GPS Jamming Equipment" [May or June 2022].[96]
- Anti-drone electronic warfare equipment [Early 2023].[96]
- £39 million for counter drone anti-drone electronic warfare systems, respirators protective equipment announced December 2024.[822]
Ships and amphibious vehicles
- 3 Westland Sea Kings [January 2023].[96]
Drones
- 20 BvS 10 Viking amphibious vehicles [to be delivered][826]
- 23 Offshore Raiding Crafts [to be delivered][826]
- 2 Sandown-class minehunter ships [to be delivered][826]
- 50 small military boats to support river and coastal operations.[811]
- £92m for equipment to bolster Ukraine's navy, including small boats, reconnaissance drones, unmanned surface vessels, loitering munitions, and mine countermeasure drones announced December 2024.[822]
Radars
- Hundreds of "loitering munitions" [2022/2023].[96][818]
- 850+ Black Hornets [before November 2022] (in cooperation with Norway).[96][818]
- Hundreds of unmanned aerial vehicles [Early 2023].[96][818]
- Malloy Aeronautics T150s [delivered before October 2022].[96]
- £325 million of drones pledged as part of £2.5 billion military aid package [March 2024].[820][827]
- 30,000 drones pledged as part of the Drone Coalition January 2025 jointly funded by the United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands, Latvia and Sweden.[828]
- Thousands of drones pledged February 2025.[808]
Engineering equipment
- Mamba Counter-Battery Radar Systems [September or October 2022].[96]
- Anti-Drone Radars [Early 2023].[96]
Anti-ship missiles
- Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicles [March 2023].[96]
- Minefield breaching equipment [before April 2023].[818]
- Bridge-laying equipment [before April 2023].[818]
- 40 demining vehicles.[811]
- 61 bulldozers.[811]
Surface-to-surface missiles
- AGM-84 Harpoon (Missiles) [June 2022].[96]
Air-to-surface missiles
- 600+ Brimstone 1s [May 2022].[96]
- Brimstone 2s [November 2022].[96]
- Additional 200 Brimstone 2 missiles pledged February 2024.[829]
- Additional 90 Brimstone missiles pledged July 2024.[811]
Anti-tank weapons and small arms
- Storm Shadows [May 2023].[830]
Ammunition
- 5,361+ NLAW anti-armour weapons [From February 2022 onwards].
- 200 Javelin anti-tank missiles [From February 2022 onwards].[831]
- 363 sniper rifles.[809][832][833]
- 300 C8 carbines.[809]
Military gear
- 300,000+ of rounds of 122 mm, 152 mm, 155 mm artillery ammunition and 122 mm rockets (including 50,000 rounds for Soviet-era artillery) [2022].[814][818]
- Additional artillery shells pledged as part of £2.5 billion aid package [January 2024].[820]
- 3,000,000 rounds of small arms ammunition [2022].[814] Nearly 4,000,000 more rounds of small arms ammunition April 2024.[834]
- 2,600 L1A1 anti-structure munitions (ASMs) and 4.5 tonnes of plastic explosives [2022].[814][818]
- 1000s of 120 mm HESH and depleted-uranium tank shells [April 2023].[835][818]
- Ammunition for anti-aircraft guns [2022/2023].[818]
- Precision-guided M31A1 GMLRS rockets [delivered from 2022 onwards] (For M270B1 and HIMARS).[818]
- Hundreds of AMRAAM missiles [October and November 2022] (For NASAMS and Supacat HMT-based launchers).[818]
- 250,000 .50 BMG rounds.[811]
- Explosive charges for 90,0000 155mm artillery shells announced December 2024.[822]
Miscellaneous equipment
- 84,000 helmets [2022].[836]
- 5,000 night-vision devices [2022].[814]
- 8,450 sets of body armour [2022].[814]
- 25,000 sets of extreme cold weather clothing [2022].[814]
- 1,500 mine detectors.[837]
- Combat boots [2022].[818]
- £10.2 million of FM50 respirators purchased for the Ukrainian military.[838]
Training
- 20,000 sleeping bags [2022].[814]
- 150 insulated heated tents [2022].[814]
- Rangefinders [2022].[814]
- Medical equipment [2022].[814]
- Equipment and spares to refurbish up to 100 Soviet-era tanks and infantry fighting vehicles [2023].[818]
- £26 million in support and spare parts for Ukrainian military systems announced December 2024.[822]
- Maintenance contracts for Ukrainian tanks and artillery.[808]
- Assembled decoys of Challenger 2, AS-90 and Stormer HVM systems.[839]
Intelligence
- Trained 22,000 Ukrainian troops as part of Operation Orbital [since 2015 to 2021].[840] This operation was suspended following the full-scale Russian invasion, a new British-led multinational operation commenced on 9 July 2022 as part of Operation Interflex.
- 17 June 2022 the UK offered to set up Operation Interflex a program to administer and provide three weeks general infantry, first aid, cyber security, and counter explosive tactics training to 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers every four months,[841] this would better equip Ukraine to replace battlefield casualties. The program commenced on 9 July 2022[842] ultimately 10,000 Ukrainian troops passed through training during 2022, with an additional 20,000 to be trained in 2023.[843]
- 8 February 2023, training program expanded to include conversion training of Ukrainian fighter pilots to NATO fighter jets and a training program for Marines.[844]
- Training Ukrainian sailors from May 2022.[826]
- 10,000 Ukrainian soldiers to be trained in the first half of 2024 as part of Operation Interflex.[829]
- 200 Ukrainian aviators in the United Kingdom have completed basic flying, ground and English language training before further F-16 training by the end of 2024.[845]
Financial aid:
- Deployment of RC-135W Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft to provide information on size and position of Russian forces.[846]
- ISTAR (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance) support, both standalone and in partnership with the United States.[847]
- 23 February 2022 - pledged £3.5 billion in British export financing, underwrote $500 million in MLDB borrowing and provided a £100 million loan via the World Bank for economic development.[848]
- 3 March 2022- UK donated $100 million directly to the Ukrainian government budget to mitigate financial pressures created by Russia's unprovoked and illegal invasion.[849]
- 24 March 2022- £25 million in financial backing for the Ukrainian military.[850]
- 9 April 2022- UK increased its World Bank loan guarantees to £730 million (US$1 billion).[851]
- 25 April 2022- UK announced it was cutting tariffs and quotas on all trade with Ukraine to zero.[852]
- 4 July 2022- During the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, Switzerland the UK committed to fiscal grants through the World Bank of £99m and to underwriting £429m ($525m) in a third tranche of World Bank lending.[853]
- 19 August 2022 the UK committed £1.5m for the testing of grain sold by Russia to identify if it had come from Ukraine, and a package of rail support for grain exports.[854]
- 13 April 2023 the UK pledged an additional $500m (£400m) of World Bank loan guarantees taking its total financial support pledged in 2023 to $1bn and £6.5bn of military/financial aid provided in total so far.[855]
- Over £80 million in funding for the NATO Comprehensive Assistance Package for Ukraine since February 2022.[856]
- £245 million in funding to procure and invigorate supply chains to produce artillery shells for Ukraine announced February 2024.[857]
- On 23 April 2024, British PM Rishi Sunak announced a new military aid package for Ukraine. Which included "60 boats with offshore raiding craft and dive boats; more than 1,600 strike and air defence missiles; more than 400 vehicles, including 160 protected mobility "Husky" vehicles and 162 armoured vehicles; as well as nearly 4m rounds of small arms ammunition." plus £500m in funding. The largest funding package the UK has put together for Ukraine.[858]
- On 22 October 2024 The British government announced a £2.26 billion loan to Ukraine for military spending, to be repaid with revenue generated by frozen Russian assets.[859]
- On 22 October 2024 the British government announced the donation of £120 million to the Maritime Capability Coalition.[860]
- On 19 November 2024 the British government announced £7.5 million of funding for new attack and surveillance drones for Ukraine through the Drone Coalition.[125]
- On 16 January 2025 the British government announced a £40 million economic recovery programme to unlocking millions of pounds in private lending to increase growth and trade.[861]
- On 1 March 2025 the British government announced a £2.26 billion loan to Ukraine to finance the domestic production of weapons to be repaid with revenue generated by frozen Russian assets.[862] £1.504 billion of which has been disbursed by April 2025.[863]
In total, the United States has committed more than $69.2 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since 2014, including approximately $65.9 billion since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion on 24 February 2022.[864]
Tanks
Infantry fighting vehicles
- 31 M1A1 Abrams [delivered by October 2023][865]
- 45 T-72B tanks (manufactured by Excalibur Army, purchase and upgrade financed by USA) [delivered from December 2022 onwards]
Armoured personnel carriers[864][96]
- More than 300 M2A2 ODS Bradleys [delivered from April 2023 onwards][866]
Command vehicles[864]
- 900 M113s [delivered from July 2022 onwards]
- More than 300 armoured medical treatment vehicles [delivered from July 2022 onward]
- More than 400 M1117 ASVs [deliveries started by early 2024]
- More than 400 Strykers [delivered from March 2023 onwards][867]
Mine-resistant ambush protected vehicles[864]
- 4 Bradley fire support team vehicles [February 2023][96]
- 10 command post vehicles
Infantry mobility vehicles[864]
- 440 International M1224 MaxxPro [delivered from July or August 2022 onwards][96]
- 37 Cougars [February 2023][96]
- Oshkosh M-ATVs [March 2023][96]
- 520+ unknown MRAPs [ongoing delivery].[96]
Combat engineering vehicles
Other vehicles[864]
- At least 1 M1150 assault breacher vehicle [before November 2023][868]
Towed artillery[864]
- 80 trucks and 200 trailers to transport heavy equipment
- Six armored utility trucks
- 239 heavy fuel tankers and 105 fuel trailers
- 20 logistics support vehicles
- 58 water trailers
Self-propelled artillery[864]
- 180 155mm M777 howitzers [delivered from April 2022 onwards][96]
- 72 105mm Howitzers [delivered from December 2022 onwards][96]
Multiple rocket launchers[864]
- 18 155mm "Paladin" M109A6s [May 2023][96][869]
Surface-to-air missile systems[864][96]
- 20 227mm HIMARS [June 2022] (further 20 to be delivered)
Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns[864]
- 12 NASAMS Batteries [delivered from November 2022 onwards]
- 2+ MIM-23 Hawk firing units [February 2023]
- unknown number of MIM-23 Hawk Phase III missiles and missile systems [to be delivered] (US buying back after Taiwan decommissioned the system in June 2023)[870]
- 20 AN/TWQ-1 Avengers [delivered from December 2022 onwards]
- 2 Patriot Batteries [April 2023,[871] 2nd pledged in June 2024]
- 1 Patriot Battery [delivered by October 2024 - co-financed by the US and Norway]
Man-portable air defense systems
- 9 Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems (c-UAS) gun trucks [to be delivered]
Anti-tank missiles
Other missiles
- Over 10,000 Javelin anti-armor systems.[864]
- Over 120,000 other anti-armor systems and munitions.[864]
- Over 10,000 Tube-Launched, Optically-Tracked, Wire-Guided (TOW) missiles.[864]
Electronic warfare equipment[864][96]
- 2 AGM-84 Harpoon (Launcher and an unknown number of missiles) [July 2022][96]
- Precision-Guided Munitions (PGMs) [July or August 2022] (Fired from MiG-29 and Su-27 fighter jets)[96]
- AGM-88 HARMs [delivered from July or August 2022 onwards] (Fired from MiG-29 fighter aircraft)[96]
- Laser-Guided Rockets (Believed to be APKWS) [delivered from April 2022 onwards][96]
- RIM-7 missiles for air defense [to be delivered] (For use by Ukrainian Buk SAM systems).[864][96]
- Over 6,000 Zuni aircraft rockets.[864]
- Over 20,000 Hydra 70 aircraft rockets.[864]
- ADM-160 MALD decoy missiles [May 2023].[872]
- AIM-7 and AIM-9M missiles for air defence.[864]
- MGM-140 ATACMS [delivered from October 2023 onwards].[96]
- JDAM-ER guided bombs [delivered from March 2023 onwards].[873]
Helicopters[864][96]
- Electronic jamming equipment [May or June 2022]
- 14 Vampire Counter-Unmanned Aerial Systems [delivered from August 2023 onwards]
- Counter-Electronic Warfare equipment
Drones[864][96]
- 20 Mi-17V5s (originally destined for Afghanistan) [delivered from April 2022 onwards]
Radars[864][96]
- 100 Switchblade 300 kamikaze drones [April 2022]
- 10 Switchblade 600 kamikaze drones [delivered from April 2023 onwards].[874]
- 300 Switchblade kamikaze drones of unknown type [delivered from April 2022 onwards]
- 1,801 Phoenix Ghosts [to be delivered]
- RQ-20 Pumas [April 2022]
- 15 Boeing Insitu ScanEagles [before June 2023]
- Jump 20 reconnaissance UAVs [to be delivered]
- Altius-600 reconnaissance UAVs [to be delivered]
- CyberLux K8 reconnaissance UAVs [to be delivered]
- Penguins reconnaissance UAVs [to be delivered]
- Higher-600 reconnaissance UAVs
- AeroVironment RQ-11 Raven reconnaissance UAVs
- Other reconnaissance UAVs
- Munitions for UAVs
Engineering equipment[864][96]
- 26 AN/TPQ-36 Firefinder weapon-locating radars [delivered from April 2022 onwards]
- AN/TPQ-37 weapons locating radars [before April 2023]
- 4 AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel air surveillance radars [April 2022 onwards; 4 more pledged in February 2023]
- Over 100 counter-artillery and counter-mortar radars [At least 4 delivered from April 2022 onwards]
- 50 multi-mission radars [to be delivered]
- Two UAS radars
Ships and underwater vehicles[864][96]
- M58 Mine clearing line charge [delivered before October 2022]
- 22 M1089A1P2 and M984A4 HEMTT [delivered around October 2022]
- 8 M88A2 Hercules [delivered around October 2022]
- 6 unspecified tactical recovery vehicles [delivered by February 2023]
- More than 1,000 tactical vehicles to tow and haul equipment;
- 153 tactical vehicles to recover equipment
- 30 ammunition support vehicles [to be delivered along with M109 artillery]
- 29 armoured bridging systems
Mortars[864]
- 16 Mark VI patrol boats [17 June 2020][875][876]
- 104 coastal and riverine patrol boats (including Dauntless Sea Ark patrol boats, small unit riverine craft (SURC), 40-foot riverine patrol boats and armoured riverine boats) [delivered from late 2022 onwards]
- Unmanned coastal defence vessels
- Port and harbour security equipment.
Small arms[864]
- 47 × 120 mm mortar systems
- 10 × 82 mm mortar systems
- 122 × 81 mm mortar systems
- 58 × 60 mm mortar systems
- Over 63 mortar systems
Ammunition[864]
Military gear[864]
- Over 3,000,000 155 mm artillery rounds
- Over 7,000 precision-guided 155 mm artillery rounds
- Over 70,000 155 mm rounds of Remote Anti-Armor Mine (RAAM) Systems
- 100,000 rounds of 125 mm tank ammunition
- 400,000 × 152 mm artillery rounds
- 40,000 × 130 mm artillery rounds
- 40,000 × 122 mm artillery rounds
- 60,000 × 122mm GRAD rockets
- 800,000 × 105 mm artillery rounds
- 10,000 × 203 mm artillery rounds
- Over 700,000 mortar rounds
- Over 1,800,000 rounds of 25 mm ammunition
- Over 500,000,000 rounds of small-arms ammunition and grenades
- M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel munitions
- Anti-armour mines
- C-4 explosives, demolition munitions, and demolition equipment for obstacle clearing
Miscellaneous equipment[864]
- Over 100,000 sets of body armour and helmets
- Explosive ordnance disposal equipment and protective gear
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear protective equipment
- Cold weather gear
Training
- Obstacle emplacement equipment;
- Tactical secure communications systems
- Four satellite communications antennas
- SATCOM terminals and services
- Thousands of night vision devices, surveillance systems, thermal imagery systems, optics, and laser rangefinders
- Commercial satellite imagery services
- Over 350 generators
- Medical supplies to include first aid kits, bandages, monitors, and other equipment;
- Field equipment and spare parts
- An industrial 3D printer for producing components and repairing military equipment.[879]
- Counter air defence capability
- Equipment to protect critical national infrastructure
Financial aid:
- Trained Ukrainian troops since April 2015 as part of JMTG-U (joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine)[880]
- "Small number" of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets.[881]
- Support for training, maintenance, and sustainment activities.
Other aid:
- $1 billion loan on 4 March 2014.[882][883][884]
- $560 million on 12 May 2017 via the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act.[885]
- $350 million on 12 December 2017 via the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.[886]
- $200 million on 20 July 2018.[887][888][889]
- $200 million on 19 January 2022.[890][891][892]
- $13.6 billion in combined military and humanitarian aid for "responding to the situation in Ukraine", via the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 on 15 March 2022.[893][894]
- 8 August 2022 the World bank announced a $4.5 billion grant from the United States government to the Ukrainian government, meant for funding social payments, healthcare services and pensions.[895]
- $20 billion loan for Ukraine announced December 2024, to be repaid with revenue generated by frozen Russian assets.[896]
- $3.4 billion in direct budget aid to Ukraine announced 30 December 2024.[897]
- Electronic warfare capability enhancement for Dutch and Danish supplied F-16s provided by the 68th Electronic Warfare strengthen the Ukrainian Navy Squadron.[898]
Mtoto wa nzi
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Urusi kachapikan vibaya mnooo .... Asilimia 25 ya miji ya magharibi mwa Urusi yamechukuliwa na Ukara (Ukraine)... Urusi kachapikan hadi Trump ameomba wakutane Alaska .... Ni hatari sana Urusi kachapika mpaka amekosa maiti za kubadilishana .. yaani kapigwa mpaka madege yake amerudisha gereji .... We fualaa sana...Urusi kapigika mpaka Trump anasema vikwazo havisaidii kumbana Urusi ...ni hatari ....
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Ndiyo maana unaitwa Mtoto wa nzi maana akili zako ni za kwenye uchafu tu!!
Naona Alaska ndio mji uliokuwa na ulinzi mkubwa kwa siku mbili hizi.
Nadhani kwenye huu mkutano, Ukraine itakuwa sehemu ndogo sana ya mazungumzo. Ishu kubwa nadhani energy na minerals huko Arctic, Iran Nuclear program na geopolitics hasa upande wa Asia
Kwa ukraine, ishu itakuwa ni kufichiana aibu kama watu wazima.
Ni mawazo yangu, na yanaruhusiwa kukosolewa
Nadhani kwenye huu mkutano, Ukraine itakuwa sehemu ndogo sana ya mazungumzo. Ishu kubwa nadhani energy na minerals huko Arctic, Iran Nuclear program na geopolitics hasa upande wa Asia
Kwa ukraine, ishu itakuwa ni kufichiana aibu kama watu wazima.
Ni mawazo yangu, na yanaruhusiwa kukosolewa
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inavyoonekana Putin alimkazia Trump jana, sasa Zelensky atapigwa mpaka achakae.
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'Trump did not lose, but Putin clearly won': Bolton reacts to ...
00:47
• “Peace deal” not a ceasefire: In a reversal of his own position and following his conversations with Zelensky and European leaders, Trump said a “peace deal” is the best way to end the war in Ukraine rather than a ceasefire, something Kyiv and its allies have been pushing for.
• Security guarantees: A European official told CNN part of the conversations with Trump involved security guarantees for Ukraine, with European and US backing, in the event of a peace deal.
• “No deal until there’s a deal”: On Friday, Trump said he and Putin had made “great progress” but did not emerge from the summit with a deal on the war in Ukraine. Read our analysis on Trump’s next big test.
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10 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump arrive for a joint press conference on Friday.
Jae C. Hong/AP
US President Donald Trump has adopted the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Ukrainian parliamentarian has said, after Trump declared the best way to end the Ukraine war is through a “peace agreement,” rather than a ceasefire.
“Unfortunately, Trump has taken Putin’s position, and this was Putin’s demand,” Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told Reuters news agency.
“In Putin’s view, a peace agreement means several dangerous things – Ukraine not joining NATO, his absurd demands for de-Nazification and demilitarisation, the Russian language and the Russian church,” he said.
Serhiy Leshchenko, an advisor to President Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, said that if negotiations happen before a ceasefire is agreed, this could create a “high risk of blackmail for Ukraine.”
“Our vision is a ceasefire, and then everything else. Why? Because if we negotiate before a ceasefire, this creates a high risk of blackmail for Ukraine,” he said.
In a reversal of his own position, Trump said following Friday’s summit that a “peace agreement” is the best way to end the war rather than a ceasefire, something Ukraine and its allies have been pushing for. He previously told reporters he wouldn’t be happy if Putin did not agree to ceasefire at the meeting in Alaska.
27 min ago
The outcome of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin summit in Anchorage, Alaska has drawn sharp reaction from on the ground in Ukraine.
“Of course, no one slept; everyone was waiting to see how it would end,” Kyiv resident Khrystyna Havrysh told CNN. “Perhaps we were more afraid that they would force us into some kind of peace.”
“It is a little sad and disgusting, of course, that Putin walked down the red carpet smiling, happy to be welcomed back into the democratic world,” she added. “It must have been very difficult for all Ukrainians to watch.”
Volodymyr Cheslavskyi, a serviceman from Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade who is recovering from frontline injuries, said he felt “strong support from Europe.”
“As for Trump,” he said, “I don’t know his plans, but trading land for Ukrainians is unacceptable. This land is soaked with our blood.”
“This meeting only benefited Putin,” said Yevhen Martovytskyi, another resident in Kyiv. “He presented himself as someone who can be shaken hands with. Now all countries will treat him differently. What did Trump gain from this? Absolutely nothing. On the contrary, he lowered his status in front of Putin.”
"This meeting only benefited Putin": Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
00:57
40 min ago
US President Donald Trump appeared to emerge from his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin believing that Putin was amenable to the idea of a trilateral summit, a European official told CNN.
The official source is familiar with the call Trump held earlier with European leaders but not authorized to speak about it on the record.
A trilateral summit would involve Trump, Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
51 min ago
A member of the Ukrainian Parliament has said that US President Donald Trump’s “potential partnership” with Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “very scary prospect for all of us,” after the US leader rolled out the red carpet for his Russian counterpart on Friday.
“The whole mood of yesterday’s summit has been juxtaposition against the meeting of Trump and President Zelensky in the Oval Office, right. The mood and the vibe of that meeting was very different,” Inna Sovsun told CNN’s Polo Sandoval.
When Trump met Zelensky in the Oval Office earlier this year it felt like “he was meeting with the enemy,” Sovsun said. In February, a remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office as Trump berated his Ukrainian counterpart, castigating him for not demonstrating enough gratitude for American support.
“Whereas here he was meeting with, well not probably a friend, but a potential partner. And that is of course a very scary prospect for all of us. (The) red carpet has been an offence to all Ukrainians frankly speaking,” she said.
Russia is not currently showing that they’re “ready to stop this terrifying war,” Sovsun said.
22 min ago
US President Donald Trump listens as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Friday.
Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP
We heard earlier from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron after European leaders had a phone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky.
See below for a round-up of reaction from officials from the summit in Alaska and subsequent briefing on the conversation between Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders.
22 min ago
US President Donald Trump departs following a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Friday.
Jae C. Hong/AP
US President Donald Trump shifted ground following his Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of further negotiations.
On his way to Anchorage Friday, Trump told Fox News he would not be happy if the summit did not deliver a ceasefire in the conflict.
“I wouldn’t be thrilled if I didn’t get it,” he said. “Everyone says, ‘You’re not going to get a ceasefire. You – it’ll take place on the second meeting,’ … but I’m not going to be happy with that,” Trump said.
In the event, there was no agreement on a ceasefire, and Trump downplayed its importance in a post on Truth Social as he returned to Washington.
After speaking with Zelensky and European leaders, Trump wrote: “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.”
Before the summit, Ukraine and its European allies issued a statement saying that a ceasefire must precede peace negotiations, which would look at thorny issues such as security guarantees or land swaps.
“We want things to go in the right sequence: We want a ceasefire at the very beginning, and then a framework agreement must be drawn up,” German chancellor Friedrich Merz said at a press conference with Zelensky on Wednesday.
1 hr 22 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin has spent much of the past three years denying the legitimacy of Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukrainian leader. And so, perhaps not surprisingly, while Trump came out of the Alaska summit promising a future trilateral meeting, the Kremlin denied the topic had even come up.
Such a meeting “has no significance for the settlement” a Russian journalist told CNN Saturday, speaking anonymously to explain the Kremlin’s thinking.
It is just a photo… but if the photo is necessary - we will do it. But it has no relation to the core points and real settlement,” they said
Last year, Putin latched onto the cancellation of presidential elections in Ukraine at the end of Zelensky’s five-year term. Under Ukrainian law elections cannot be held during martial law, which Ukraine imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
“But who to negotiate with?” asked Putin. “Of course we realize the legitimacy of the incumbent head of state is over.”
A week before the Alaska summit the Russian leader maintained he had “nothing against” meeting Zelensky – but “certain conditions must be met for this.”
The conditions, if Russia’s “peace memorandum” published in June is to be a guide, may include Ukraine agreeing to hold elections before signing a peace treaty. It’s an effort to reduce Zelensky to a bargaining chip.
Former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev says Putin will have the meeting if he thinks
it will achieve peace on his terms. “Unlike Trump and Europe, Putin is about a
result, not a show with zero output”, he told CNN in written comments.
“The moment Zelensky surrenders he is very much legitimate again,” Bondarev said.
1 hr 40 min ago
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told US President Donald Trump sanctions against Russia should be strengthened if there is no trilateral meeting between the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
“In my conversation with President Trump, I said that sanctions should be strengthened if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia tries to evade an honest end to the war. Sanctions are an effective tool,” Zelensky posted on X.
Earlier, in an interview with Fox News, Trump raised the prospect of a three-way meeting with Putin and Zelensky, following Friday’s summit with the Russian leader which Zelensky was excluded from. However, a top Kremlin aide later seemed to pour cold water on this idea.
The Ukrainian leader also said that his country’s long-term security must be “guaranteed,” with the involvement of both Europe and the United States.
“All issues important to Ukraine must be discussed with Ukraine’s participation, and no issue, particularly territorial ones, can be decided without Ukraine,” he added.
1 hr 4 min ago
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron host a meeting in London on July 10.
Leon Neal/Getty Images
We’re getting more reaction now after a phone call between US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders during Trump’s flight back to the US from Alaska.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have welcomed the “openness” of the United States to provide security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any future peace deal.
“I welcome the openness of the United States, alongside Europe, to provide robust security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any deal. This is important progress and will be crucial in deterring Putin from coming back for more,” Starmer said in a statement.
The British leader also said that US President Donald Trump’s “leadership” should be commended. “President Trump’s efforts have brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine,” he said.
But he stressed that any further talks with Russia must involve Ukraine’s President Zelensky.
French President Emmanuel Macron also welcomed the US’ willingness to contribute. “We will work with them and all our partners in the Coalition of the Willing, with whom we will meet again soon, to make concrete progress,” Macron posted on X.
Earlier today, a European official told CNN that part of the conversations with Trump involved “Article 5-type” security guarantees for Ukraine, with European and US backing, in the event of a peace deal.
Trump had previously dismissed the idea of robust US security guarantees for Ukraine. “I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We’re going to have Europe do that… Europe is their next-door neighbor,” Trump said earlier this year.
1 hr ago
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a press conference in Poland on August 1.
Kacper Pempel/Reuters
Transatlantic unity is “paramount” to achieving lasting peace and security for “all of us,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said following yesterday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
“Putin must understand the consequences of dragging out his war. He has lied too many times in the past and completely devalued his word. Only his actions are real indicators of whether he is truly willing to end his terror and aggression,” Sybiha posted on X.
Sybiha also said that Ukraine values the US’ “positive signals regarding its willingness to work on developing reliable security guarantees infrastructure for Ukraine,” as well as Trump’s efforts to arrange a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the US and Russia.
“During this decisive time, we coordinate closely with all of our allies and thank them for their support and unity. Transatlantic unity is paramount to achieving lasting peace and security for all of us,” he said.
“Ukraine remains committed to peace efforts. We will continue to use every opportunity, even the smallest one, to end the war, save lives, and release our people,” he added.
For context: As we reported earlier, the Ukrainian military said late yesterday that it had cleared Russian troops from several settlements near the strategic hub of Pokrovsk after a Russian advance in the area in recent days.
The General Staff said that Ukrainian units had “stopped the enemy’s advance over the past three days,” and had killed nearly 300 Russian soldiers.
The war in the air also continued unabated. The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia had fired 85 Shahed drones and one ballistic missile overnight. “Missile strikes and 24 UAVs [drone strikes] were recorded at 12 locations,” it said. Four people were reported killed.
1 hr 43 min ago
As we reported earlier, European leaders were due to issue a joint statement following US President Donald Trump’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
We now have the remarks, and the leaders recommended the next step must be further talks, this time with the involvement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The statement did not however mention Trump’s calls in the last hour for a “peace deal.” The US president wrote on Truth Social that this would be the best way to end the war in Ukraine, rather than a ceasefire agreement, which he said may not “hold up,” in comments that signalled a reversal of his own position.
“Leaders welcomed President Trump’s efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia’s war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace,” the European statement read.
It continued, “As President Trump said ‘there’s no deal until there’s a deal’. As envisioned by President Trump, the next step must now be further talks including President Zelenskyy, whom he will meet soon.”
The European officials added that they are ready to work with Trump and Zelensky towards a trilateral summit with European support.
They reiterated the need for Ukraine to have “ironclad security guarantees” adding that “no limitations should be placed on Ukraine’s armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries. Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine‘s pathway to EU and NATO.”
The statement was issued by
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
• European Council President Antonio Costa
• French President Emmanuel Macron
• Italian Prime Minister Giogia Meloni
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• Finnish President Alexander Stubb
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
2 hr 28 min ago
A European official told CNN that part of the conversations with US President Donald Trump involved “Article 5-type” security guarantees for Ukraine, with European and US backing, in the event of a peace deal.
The European official said there would be no NATO involvement in the guarantees.
Article 5 refers to the collective defense treaty of the NATO alliance countries. The exact details of the proposal are unknown, and it is not clear how the guarantees would be implemented.
Trump has been reluctant to commit US forces or resources to Ukraine’s defense, although European powers have proposed a “reassurance force” for Ukraine, which they have said cannot work without a US “backstop”.
2 hr 59 min ago
President Donald Trump delivers a statement during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
In a reversal of his own position, US President Donald Trump says a “peace deal” is the best way to end the war in Ukraine rather than a ceasefire, something Ukraine and its allies have been pushing for.
He previously told reporters he wouldn’t be happy if Putin did not agree to ceasefire at the summit in Alaska.
After talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and follow-up discussions with Ukrainian and European leaders, Trump wrote on Truth Social today: “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.”
President Donald Trump also confirmed he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, even teasing a potential follow-up meeting with President Putin.
“President Zelensky will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin,” Trump wrote.
Along with touting a “great and very successful day in Alaska,” the Trump also confirmed his late-night phone call with Zelensky and various European leaders, including Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte.
Some context: In a subsequent interview with Fox News, Trump raised the prospect of a three-way meeting with Putin and Zelensky. A top Kremlin aide later seemed to pour cold water on this idea.
3 hr 20 min ago
US President Donald Trump has touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska – which ended without a deal on the war in Ukraine. Watch Trump’s arrival below.
The US leader can be seen walking down the steps from Air Force One before stepping into a limousine which departs in a convoy across the airport tarmac.
As we reported earlier, Trump had a lengthy conversation with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on his flight back from Alaska. The call was later joined by other European leaders and lasted over an hour and a half in total.
President Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews following Alaska summit
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3 hr 6 min ago
European leaders have prepared a joint statement following Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The statement, with France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, Britain’s Keir Starmer and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, follows discussions among European leaders and takes into account the views of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Tusk said.
It’s unclear when the statement will be issued.
3 hr 23 min ago
A firefighter tries to extinguish the fire at the central market in Sumy, Ukraine, caused by the explosion of a Russian drone, in Sumy, Ukraine, on August 15, 2025.
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As Putin and Trump met in Anchorage, Alaska, there was no let-up in fighting on the ground in eastern Ukraine, nor in drone attacks in both directions.
The Ukrainian military said late yesterday that it had cleared Russian troops from several settlements near the strategic hub of Pokrovsk after a Russian advance in the area in recent days.
The General Staff said that Ukrainian units had “stopped the enemy’s advance over the past three days,” and had killed nearly 300 Russian soldiers.
“Stabilization operations in the Dobropillia direction continue,” it said, referring to a town that sits on a significant highway for resupplying Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk, which is surrounded on three sides.
“The Russian military command is reportedly trying to redeploy forces and means to reinforce and exploit the penetration near Dobropillia but has so far been unsuccessful,” according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.
Ukrainian forces have been under growing pressure in the Donetsk region, which Russia claims illegally to have annexed. Russian forces occupy about three-quarters of the region.
The war in the air also continued unabated. The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia had fired 85 Shahed drones and one ballistic missile overnight. “Missile strikes and 24 UAVs [drone strikes] were recorded at 12 locations,” it said. Four people were reported killed.
However, the overall number of Russian drone attacks in the first half of August - at 1,140 – is substantially lower than the 3,976 in the first half of July, according to Ukrainian figures.
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry said 29 Ukrainian drones were shut down overnight into Saturday over several regions, including ten intercepted over the Rostov region.
2 hr 50 min ago
While we await more global reaction to US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting - here is a look back at scenes from Anchorage, Alaska prior to their summit.
The two did not take questions from reporters after their joint news briefing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on the tarmac as they arrived to attend a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.
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U.S. President Donald Trump during the meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
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President Donald Trump, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for the joint press conference.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he and U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage on Friday.
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People drink at Tatiana restaurant in the Brighton Beach neighborhood and watch a broadcast of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, on Friday in New York.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin walks towards U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), as they meet to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, on Friday.
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US President Donald Trump’s summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin is over – without a deal on the war in Ukraine.
On his flight back from Alaska, Trump had “a long and substantive conversation” with Zelensky which was later joined by other European leaders. Meanwhile Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine overnight.
Catch up with the latest developments below:
3 hr 45 min ago
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Brussels, Belgium, on June 26.
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The world “is a safer place today” following Friday’s Trump-Putin summit, according to Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, who is widely seen as the Russian leader’s greatest ally in Europe.
“For years, we have watched the two largest nuclear powers calculate the framework of their cooperation and send messages to each other. It’s over with now,” Orban wrote on Facebook Saturday.
“The world is a safer place today than it was yesterday.”
Orban has maintained a close relationship with Putin, and has regularly attempted to block European Union initiatives offering further military and financial support to Kyiv during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
4 hr 31 min ago
The European leaders joined the call with US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky following the Alaska summit, in an exchange that “lasted over an hour,” the French government has said in a statement.
The call included French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Polish President Karol Nawrocki, according to the Elysee Palace.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and the European Union’s Ursula von der Leyen also joined the call.
As we reported earlier, Zelensky said that he spoke to Trump one-to-one for “about an hour” following the meeting between the US and Russia.
4 hr 47 min ago
More now from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his first comments since US President Donald Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky said he supports US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the United States.
The Ukrainian president added he spoke to Trump one-to-one for “about an hour” following the Alaska summit, and European leaders later joined the phone call, which lasted for more than an hour and a half in total.
“Ukraine emphasizes that key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this,” Zelensky said.
“It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America,” he added.
“We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine’s security,” he said. “We continue to coordinate our positions with all partners. I thank everyone who is helping.”
4 hr 41 min ago
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference in Berlin, on August 13.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet US President Donald Trump in DC on Monday, after having a “long and substantive conversation” with Trump and later with European leaders to debrief the Alaska summit.
“Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to achieve peace. President Trump informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of their discussion. It is important that America’s strength has an impact on the development of the situation,” Zelensky said in a statement Saturday - his first since the meeting in Alaska which he was excluded from.
“On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war. I am grateful for the invitation,” he added.
4 hr 50 min ago
The idea of a meeting that would also include Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was not raised when US President Donald Trump met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, a top Kremlin aide has said.
The comments by Yuri Ushakov, who formed part of Putin’s delegation in Alaska as a foreign policy adviser, to Russia’s RIA news agency, seemingly poured cold water on comments made by Trump in the aftermath of the summit
Trump, speaking in an interview with Fox News, said that both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky want him to attend a future potential meeting between the two leaders to discuss a path to peace.
“They both want me there,” Trump said. “They both want me there, and I’ll be there.”
It is unclear when the next meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will take place, Ushakov added.
4 hr 55 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous District Vladislav Kuznetsov during their meeting in Anadyr, Russia on Saturday.
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The picture above has just been released by the Kremlin.
After his visit to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to the region of Chukotka, in Russia’s far east, to hold a meeting with the region’s governor, according to the Kremlin.
Chukotka is the closest part of mainland Russia to Alaska, separated by only about 50 miles across the Bering Sea.
5 hr 35 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Saturday.
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US President Donald Trump had a lengthy conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on his flight back from Alaska.
Trump touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland just after 2 a.m. ET after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up.
The President spent much of the six-hour flight on the phone, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. After his phone call with Zelensky, Trump spoke with NATO, she said.
During his joint press conference with Putin, following their two-and-a-half hour meeting, Trump pledged to hold phone calls with both Zelensky and NATO officials. “I’ll of course call our President Zelensky and tell him about today’s meeting,” Trump said during the conference.
Zelensky’s office confirmed he had been speaking to Trump on Saturday morning.
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Ukrainian media have sharply criticized the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with a leading English-language newspaper calling it “shameful.”
In an editorial published Saturday morning local time, The Kyiv Independent said the summit was “Sickening. Shameful. And in the end, useless.”
The online publication said Trump had failed to follow up on his warning of “severe consequences” for Russia, and noted what Putin had gained from the summit. “No longer an international pariah, (Putin) was finally getting accepted – and respected — by the leader of the free world. Trump’s predecessor once called Putin a murderer; Trump offered him a king’s welcome,” it said.
Another Ukrainian journalist, Kristina Berdinskikh, echoed that sentiment Saturday saying: “A hundred compliments to Putin, a red carpet for the soul, fighter jets in the sky to scare, and nothing in the end,” in a Facebook post. She added that US President Donald Trump had “failed” to achieve a ceasefire at the summit.
Ukrainian politicians and activists also questioned the effectiveness of the summit.
Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, said: “It seems we have witnessed another grand and beautiful American nothingness…” in a post on Telegram early Saturday.
Civic activist and former Ukrainian MP Mustafa Nayyem criticized Trump for hosting Putin, saying: “America voluntarily joined the long line of those who believed that it was possible to shake hands with the executioner without getting his blood on your hands.”
4 hr 7 min ago
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump
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Ukraine could have had a worse night. No deal was cooked up without them.
US President Donald Trump looked upset and tired. Perhaps because Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared unbowed, still talking about the “root causes” of the war, and sounding unreformed. In what sounded like a threat, he even warned Kyiv and its European allies to not meddle in whatever ongoing process he believes he has dragged Trump into.
“We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will perceive all this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles, will not make attempts to disrupt the emerging progress through provocations and behind-the-scenes intrigues,” Putin said.
Trump’s call to Kyiv and its NATO allies may present some sort of framework that Putin deemed an “agreement,” but ultimately in the look on Trump’s face and his words, it was clear he made no significant deal that he thinks will fly. The two didn’t even have lunch together and Putin raced out on his plane.
The hardest bits of negotiations are the bits that are left to be agreed at the end. And Trump’s statement that there were some “big” things left unsolved suggests little movement on issues like what land Putin wants and a ceasefire.
But there are two big wins here for Putin. First, the remarkable vision of a red carpet welcome to the United States and a ride in “the Beast” — which both present as an extraordinary form of reputational rehabilitation for an alleged war criminal. It was a horrific sight for many Ukrainians; soured further still by the Kremlin head calling Ukraine a “brotherly” nation, despite murdering its civilians for three and a half years.
The second win is time. Putin has bought more for his forces to advance across the frontline. It is unclear if Trump is sufficiently riled that secondary sanctions may follow in the days ahead. But Putin did not seem to behave as if he was in a hurry, suggesting further meetings and ongoing work. Time matters as Putin’s summer offensive is close to turning incremental gains into strategic wins.
In the end, Ukraine will wake up with its world unchanged. A ghastly world, but with no sudden US-Russian rapprochement or deal to try and swallow.
7 hr 18 min ago
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference.
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No one really knows what Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed yesterday during their lengthy summit in Alaska, as the two did not take questions from reporters after a joint news briefing.
But the closed-door talks were ultimately characterized positively by both leaders, even though a critical deal on ending the war in Ukraine was not reached.
Here are key lines from the briefing that you should know:
Breaking tradition: Putin began remarks at the briefing by acknowledging that US-Russia relations have suffered in recent years. Usually when an American president hosts a foreign counterpart, a joint news conference would begin with remarks from the US leader followed by his guest.
Progress on reaching a deal: Trump said he and Putin “made some headway” and “great progress” in their bilateral meeting. Still, he added, “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Putin said the primary causes of the war must be eliminated for the war in Ukraine to end. The Russian leader also told Ukrainian and European leaders not to interfere with “the emerging progress.”
Positive summary: Negotiations between Putin and Trump were held in a “respectful, constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere,” Putin said. Trump said they had “an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to.”
Other topics mentioned: Putin said he agrees that the security of Ukraine should be ensured. He also claimed at one point that the war in Ukraine would not have happened had Trump been president in 2022.
What’s next: Trump said he has various calls to make following the summit — some of which include calls to NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other appropriate officials.
CNN’s Aditi Sangal, Nina Subkhanberdina, Darya Tarasova, Michael Rios, Kit Maher, Tori B. Powell, Kevin Liptak, Katharina Krebs, Mitchell McCluskey, and Adam Cancryn contributed reporting.
7 hr 18 min ago
President Donald Trump sits for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, following Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
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President Donald Trump is putting the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate a ceasefire, saying yesterday evening that there would soon be a meeting set up between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“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. “They’re going to set up a meeting now between President Zelensky and President Putin and myself, I guess.”
Trump during the interview declined to detail the final issues that are holding up a deal, saying only that he wants “to see what we can get done.” But despite not reaching an agreement on yesterday, he touted the summit as a success, ranking the meeting a 10 out of 10, “in the sense that we got along great.”
“I want to make sure it gets done,” he added. “And we have a pretty good chance of getting it done.”
7 hr 18 min ago
In Russia, the reaction to the summit between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has been more than positive. Russian media was ecstatic when the Russian leader received applause from the US president as the red carpet was literally rolled out for Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
“For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president,” Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry wrote on social media.
While both Trump and Putin said agreements have been reached, it’s unclear what exactly those are. Meanwhile, Putin does not appear to have backed down from Russia’s core demands.
The Russian leader in his remarks after the meeting said any deal needs “to consider all legitimate concerns of Russia and to reinstate a just balance of security in Europe and in the world on the whole.”
It’s not clear how much progress was made toward a ceasefire in Ukraine, but both Trump and Putin have said they ultimately want to normalize relations between the US and Russia and they want to meet again.
“Next time in Moscow,” Russia’s leader said.
7 hr 18 min ago
Senior government officials in Eastern Europe have reacted with skepticism to comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Alaska summit.
While saying he was interested in ending the conflict, Putin said the primary causes needed to be “eliminated” for that to happen, adding that the “situation in Ukraine” had to do with “fundamental threats to (Russia’s) security.”
In a post on X on Saturday morning local time, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene accused Putin of “more gaslighting and veiled threats,” a reference to the Russian leader issuing a warning to Ukraine and Europe not to “sabotage” progress made at the summit.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in a statement that he welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts but doubted Putin’s interest in a deal, according to Reuters.
“If Putin were serious about negotiating peace, he would not have been attacking Ukraine all day today,” he said.
6 hr 49 min ago
Kirill Dmitriev arrives to attend a joint news conference of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
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Russia’s top economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the US received Russia “very well” in Alaska and that the two countries would continue building relations despite “resistance.”
“The US-Russia summit in Alaska has definitely been productive,” Dmitriev said, adding that there were “lots of issues that we discussed and many we agreed.”
“Some of them are to be agreed and definitely it’s very important that President (Donald) Trump outlines a significant economic potential of cooperation between the US and Russia,” Dmitriev said.
“We will continue building US-Russia relations going forward despite lots of the resistance to this, but we will continue strengthening US-Russia ties.”
7 hr 19 min ago
The red-carpet welcome in Alaska for Russian President Vladimir Putin signals that US President Donald Trump “thinks Putin is, you know, an equal,” says CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.
Trump treated Putin like “this big shot on the world stage, and he’s been treated by the rest of the west as a kind of pariah,” Zakaria said, referring to an ICC war crimes warrant issued for the Russian president’s arrest that restricts his movements around the globe.
“So there was a lot of the atmospherics that were cringeworthy,” he said.
However, Zakaria said that in his analysis, “it was a positive that there was no deal.
“I think everyone was worried that there was going to be a deal in which Trump was going to make major concessions. I don’t think anyone thought Putin was going to make any concessions. The fear was that Donald Trump was going to cave in the various ways — sell out Ukraine, sell out Europeans. And he didn’t do that. And so I think, you know, I’m at least relieved,” Zakaria said.
5 hr 23 min ago
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped answering questions at yesterday’s joint news conference because their statements said it all, according to the Kremlin’s spokesperson.
“Exhaustive statements were made,” Dmitry Peskov said when asked why the two leaders only delivered remarks at the news conference, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.
“The conversation is really very positive, and the two presidents spoke about it. This is the very conversation that allows us to confidently continue moving forward together on the path of seeking resolution options,” Peskov said, RIA reported.
4 hr 54 min ago
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave at the conclusion of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
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Welcome back to our coverage of the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place in Alaska on Friday. You can take a look back at our updates here.
US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin “made some headway” and “great progress” in their bilateral meeting, but added that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
“I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate. And I’ll, of course, call up President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and tell him about today’s meeting. It’s ultimately up to them,” Trump said after today’s summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
“We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to,” Trump said, adding, “We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.”
Trump added that Ukraine would have to “agree” with what Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and others in his administration discussed with Putin today, though he did not delve into specifics on any framework for a deal.
Trump and Putin took no questions after their statements.
Putin kicked off remarks and spoke for about eight minutes. Trump, who is known for typically longer and at times free-wheeling news conferences, only spoke for about four minutes.
“I’m going to start making a few phone calls and tell them what happened,” Trump said.
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Zelensky to meet Trump in DC as US president says ‘no deal’ on Ukraine after Putin summit
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• Zelensky to meet Trump: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, on Monday after the pair had a “long and substantive conversation” following Trump’s summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Take a look at the key lines from the summit here.• “Peace deal” not a ceasefire: In a reversal of his own position and following his conversations with Zelensky and European leaders, Trump said a “peace deal” is the best way to end the war in Ukraine rather than a ceasefire, something Kyiv and its allies have been pushing for.
• Security guarantees: A European official told CNN part of the conversations with Trump involved security guarantees for Ukraine, with European and US backing, in the event of a peace deal.
• “No deal until there’s a deal”: On Friday, Trump said he and Putin had made “great progress” but did not emerge from the summit with a deal on the war in Ukraine. Read our analysis on Trump’s next big test.
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Trump adopting Putin’s position on "peace agreement," Ukrainian parliamentarian says
From CNN's Svitlana Vlasova and Billy Stockwell
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump arrive for a joint press conference on Friday.
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US President Donald Trump has adopted the position of Russian President Vladimir Putin, a senior Ukrainian parliamentarian has said, after Trump declared the best way to end the Ukraine war is through a “peace agreement,” rather than a ceasefire.
“Unfortunately, Trump has taken Putin’s position, and this was Putin’s demand,” Oleksandr Merezhko, head of the Ukrainian parliament’s foreign affairs committee, told Reuters news agency.
“In Putin’s view, a peace agreement means several dangerous things – Ukraine not joining NATO, his absurd demands for de-Nazification and demilitarisation, the Russian language and the Russian church,” he said.
Serhiy Leshchenko, an advisor to President Zelensky’s Chief of Staff, said that if negotiations happen before a ceasefire is agreed, this could create a “high risk of blackmail for Ukraine.”
“Our vision is a ceasefire, and then everything else. Why? Because if we negotiate before a ceasefire, this creates a high risk of blackmail for Ukraine,” he said.
In a reversal of his own position, Trump said following Friday’s summit that a “peace agreement” is the best way to end the war rather than a ceasefire, something Ukraine and its allies have been pushing for. He previously told reporters he wouldn’t be happy if Putin did not agree to ceasefire at the meeting in Alaska.
27 min ago
"This meeting only benefited Putin": Ukrainians react to summit in Alaska
From CNN’s Svitlana Vlasova and Olivia KempThe outcome of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin summit in Anchorage, Alaska has drawn sharp reaction from on the ground in Ukraine.
“Of course, no one slept; everyone was waiting to see how it would end,” Kyiv resident Khrystyna Havrysh told CNN. “Perhaps we were more afraid that they would force us into some kind of peace.”
“It is a little sad and disgusting, of course, that Putin walked down the red carpet smiling, happy to be welcomed back into the democratic world,” she added. “It must have been very difficult for all Ukrainians to watch.”
Volodymyr Cheslavskyi, a serviceman from Ukraine’s 72nd Brigade who is recovering from frontline injuries, said he felt “strong support from Europe.”
“As for Trump,” he said, “I don’t know his plans, but trading land for Ukrainians is unacceptable. This land is soaked with our blood.”
“This meeting only benefited Putin,” said Yevhen Martovytskyi, another resident in Kyiv. “He presented himself as someone who can be shaken hands with. Now all countries will treat him differently. What did Trump gain from this? Absolutely nothing. On the contrary, he lowered his status in front of Putin.”
"This meeting only benefited Putin": Ukrainians react to Trump-Putin summit in Alaska
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Trump believes Putin is amenable to a trilateral meeting, European official tells CNN
From CNN's Nick Paton Walsh in KyivUS President Donald Trump appeared to emerge from his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin believing that Putin was amenable to the idea of a trilateral summit, a European official told CNN.
The official source is familiar with the call Trump held earlier with European leaders but not authorized to speak about it on the record.
A trilateral summit would involve Trump, Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
51 min ago
Ukrainian MP says Putin becoming Trump’s "potential partner" is a "very scary prospect"
From CNN's Billy StockwellA member of the Ukrainian Parliament has said that US President Donald Trump’s “potential partnership” with Russian President Vladimir Putin is a “very scary prospect for all of us,” after the US leader rolled out the red carpet for his Russian counterpart on Friday.
“The whole mood of yesterday’s summit has been juxtaposition against the meeting of Trump and President Zelensky in the Oval Office, right. The mood and the vibe of that meeting was very different,” Inna Sovsun told CNN’s Polo Sandoval.
When Trump met Zelensky in the Oval Office earlier this year it felt like “he was meeting with the enemy,” Sovsun said. In February, a remarkable shouting match broke out in the Oval Office as Trump berated his Ukrainian counterpart, castigating him for not demonstrating enough gratitude for American support.
“Whereas here he was meeting with, well not probably a friend, but a potential partner. And that is of course a very scary prospect for all of us. (The) red carpet has been an offence to all Ukrainians frankly speaking,” she said.
Russia is not currently showing that they’re “ready to stop this terrifying war,” Sovsun said.
22 min ago
"Russia has no intention of ending this war": European leaders react to Alaska summit
From CNN staffUS President Donald Trump listens as Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a news conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Friday.
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We heard earlier from UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron after European leaders had a phone conversation between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky.
See below for a round-up of reaction from officials from the summit in Alaska and subsequent briefing on the conversation between Trump, Zelensky, and European leaders.
- Kaja Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission, said on X: “President Trump’s resolve to get a peace deal is vital. The EU and our European partners worked to coordinate with President Trump ahead of Alaska meeting. But the harsh reality is that Russia has no intention of ending this war anytime soon.”
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, wrote on X: “Thank you POTUS for the update on discussions in Alaska. The EU is working closely with @ZelenskyyUA and the United States to reach a just and lasting peace. Strong security guarantees that protect Ukrainian and European vital security interests are essential.”
- Alexander Stubb, Finland’s President, wrote in a post on X: “Thank you @Potus for briefing us on your discussions in Alaska. Strong and credible security guarantees for Ukraine are a crucial element for sustainable peace.”
- Wolfgang Ischinger, former German ambassador to the US, wrote on X: “Alaska: Putin got his red carpet moment with Trump, while Trump got nothing. As feared: No ceasefire, no peace. No real progress - a clear 1:0 to Putin - no new sanctions. For the Ukrainians: Nothing. For Europe: deeply disappointing.”
- Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s Prime Minister, said in a statement: “A glimmer of hope has finally opened to discuss peace in Ukraine. Italy is doing its part, along with its Western allies.”
- Espen Barth Eide, Norway’s Foreign Minister, told reporters in Oslo: “President Putin of Russia reiterated known arguments, such as emphasizing the so-called ‘root causes’ of the war, which is code for the Russian justification for the illegal invasion of Ukraine. Our view is clear: it is important we must continue to put pressure on Russia, and even increase it, to give the clear signal to Russia that it must pay the price,” Reuters reported.
- Keir Starmer, Britain’s Prime Minister, said in a statement: “I welcome the openness of the United States, alongside Europe, to provide robust security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any deal. This is important progress and will be crucial in deterring Putin from coming back for more.”
- Emmanuel Macron, France’s President, said on X: “We will continue to work closely with POTUS and President @ZelenskyyUa to safeguard our interests in a spirit of unity and responsibility. France remains firmly at Ukraine’s side.”
22 min ago
Trump shifts ground on ceasefire as first step to resolving Ukraine war
From CNN's Tim Lister
US President Donald Trump departs following a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Friday.
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US President Donald Trump shifted ground following his Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the need for a ceasefire in Ukraine ahead of further negotiations.
On his way to Anchorage Friday, Trump told Fox News he would not be happy if the summit did not deliver a ceasefire in the conflict.
“I wouldn’t be thrilled if I didn’t get it,” he said. “Everyone says, ‘You’re not going to get a ceasefire. You – it’ll take place on the second meeting,’ … but I’m not going to be happy with that,” Trump said.
In the event, there was no agreement on a ceasefire, and Trump downplayed its importance in a post on Truth Social as he returned to Washington.
After speaking with Zelensky and European leaders, Trump wrote: “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.”
Before the summit, Ukraine and its European allies issued a statement saying that a ceasefire must precede peace negotiations, which would look at thorny issues such as security guarantees or land swaps.
“We want things to go in the right sequence: We want a ceasefire at the very beginning, and then a framework agreement must be drawn up,” German chancellor Friedrich Merz said at a press conference with Zelensky on Wednesday.
1 hr 22 min ago
Analysis: Why getting Putin to sit down with Zelensky is Trump’s next big test
By Clare SebastianRussian President Vladimir Putin has spent much of the past three years denying the legitimacy of Volodymyr Zelensky as Ukrainian leader. And so, perhaps not surprisingly, while Trump came out of the Alaska summit promising a future trilateral meeting, the Kremlin denied the topic had even come up.
Such a meeting “has no significance for the settlement” a Russian journalist told CNN Saturday, speaking anonymously to explain the Kremlin’s thinking.
It is just a photo… but if the photo is necessary - we will do it. But it has no relation to the core points and real settlement,” they said
Last year, Putin latched onto the cancellation of presidential elections in Ukraine at the end of Zelensky’s five-year term. Under Ukrainian law elections cannot be held during martial law, which Ukraine imposed after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.
“But who to negotiate with?” asked Putin. “Of course we realize the legitimacy of the incumbent head of state is over.”
A week before the Alaska summit the Russian leader maintained he had “nothing against” meeting Zelensky – but “certain conditions must be met for this.”
The conditions, if Russia’s “peace memorandum” published in June is to be a guide, may include Ukraine agreeing to hold elections before signing a peace treaty. It’s an effort to reduce Zelensky to a bargaining chip.
Former Russian diplomat Boris Bondarev says Putin will have the meeting if he thinks
it will achieve peace on his terms. “Unlike Trump and Europe, Putin is about a
result, not a show with zero output”, he told CNN in written comments.
“The moment Zelensky surrenders he is very much legitimate again,” Bondarev said.
1 hr 40 min ago
Zelensky told Trump that Russia sanctions should be strengthened if no trilateral meeting
From CNN's Svitlana Vlasova and Billy StockwellUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told US President Donald Trump sanctions against Russia should be strengthened if there is no trilateral meeting between the United States, Russia and Ukraine.
“In my conversation with President Trump, I said that sanctions should be strengthened if there is no trilateral meeting or if Russia tries to evade an honest end to the war. Sanctions are an effective tool,” Zelensky posted on X.
Earlier, in an interview with Fox News, Trump raised the prospect of a three-way meeting with Putin and Zelensky, following Friday’s summit with the Russian leader which Zelensky was excluded from. However, a top Kremlin aide later seemed to pour cold water on this idea.
The Ukrainian leader also said that his country’s long-term security must be “guaranteed,” with the involvement of both Europe and the United States.
“All issues important to Ukraine must be discussed with Ukraine’s participation, and no issue, particularly territorial ones, can be decided without Ukraine,” he added.
1 hr 4 min ago
Starmer and Macron welcome US' "willingness to contribute" and “openness” to security guarantees in Ukraine
From CNN's Billy Stockwell and Daria Tarasova-Markina
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron host a meeting in London on July 10.
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We’re getting more reaction now after a phone call between US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders during Trump’s flight back to the US from Alaska.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron have welcomed the “openness” of the United States to provide security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any future peace deal.
“I welcome the openness of the United States, alongside Europe, to provide robust security guarantees to Ukraine as part of any deal. This is important progress and will be crucial in deterring Putin from coming back for more,” Starmer said in a statement.
The British leader also said that US President Donald Trump’s “leadership” should be commended. “President Trump’s efforts have brought us closer than ever before to ending Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine,” he said.
But he stressed that any further talks with Russia must involve Ukraine’s President Zelensky.
French President Emmanuel Macron also welcomed the US’ willingness to contribute. “We will work with them and all our partners in the Coalition of the Willing, with whom we will meet again soon, to make concrete progress,” Macron posted on X.
Earlier today, a European official told CNN that part of the conversations with Trump involved “Article 5-type” security guarantees for Ukraine, with European and US backing, in the event of a peace deal.
Trump had previously dismissed the idea of robust US security guarantees for Ukraine. “I’m not going to make security guarantees beyond very much. We’re going to have Europe do that… Europe is their next-door neighbor,” Trump said earlier this year.
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Putin must understand consequences of "dragging out his war", Ukrainian minister says
From CNN's Daria Tarasova-Markina and Billy Stockwell
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha attends a press conference in Poland on August 1.
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Transatlantic unity is “paramount” to achieving lasting peace and security for “all of us,” Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said following yesterday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska.
“Putin must understand the consequences of dragging out his war. He has lied too many times in the past and completely devalued his word. Only his actions are real indicators of whether he is truly willing to end his terror and aggression,” Sybiha posted on X.
Sybiha also said that Ukraine values the US’ “positive signals regarding its willingness to work on developing reliable security guarantees infrastructure for Ukraine,” as well as Trump’s efforts to arrange a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, the US and Russia.
“During this decisive time, we coordinate closely with all of our allies and thank them for their support and unity. Transatlantic unity is paramount to achieving lasting peace and security for all of us,” he said.
“Ukraine remains committed to peace efforts. We will continue to use every opportunity, even the smallest one, to end the war, save lives, and release our people,” he added.
For context: As we reported earlier, the Ukrainian military said late yesterday that it had cleared Russian troops from several settlements near the strategic hub of Pokrovsk after a Russian advance in the area in recent days.
The General Staff said that Ukrainian units had “stopped the enemy’s advance over the past three days,” and had killed nearly 300 Russian soldiers.
The war in the air also continued unabated. The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia had fired 85 Shahed drones and one ballistic missile overnight. “Missile strikes and 24 UAVs [drone strikes] were recorded at 12 locations,” it said. Four people were reported killed.
1 hr 43 min ago
Next step must be "further talks," including Zelensky, European leaders say in joint statement
From CNN's James Frater and Sophie TannoAs we reported earlier, European leaders were due to issue a joint statement following US President Donald Trump’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska.
We now have the remarks, and the leaders recommended the next step must be further talks, this time with the involvement of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
The statement did not however mention Trump’s calls in the last hour for a “peace deal.” The US president wrote on Truth Social that this would be the best way to end the war in Ukraine, rather than a ceasefire agreement, which he said may not “hold up,” in comments that signalled a reversal of his own position.
“Leaders welcomed President Trump’s efforts to stop the killing in Ukraine, end Russia’s war of aggression, and achieve just and lasting peace,” the European statement read.
It continued, “As President Trump said ‘there’s no deal until there’s a deal’. As envisioned by President Trump, the next step must now be further talks including President Zelenskyy, whom he will meet soon.”
The European officials added that they are ready to work with Trump and Zelensky towards a trilateral summit with European support.
They reiterated the need for Ukraine to have “ironclad security guarantees” adding that “no limitations should be placed on Ukraine’s armed forces or on its cooperation with third countries. Russia cannot have a veto against Ukraine‘s pathway to EU and NATO.”
The statement was issued by
• European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
• European Council President Antonio Costa
• French President Emmanuel Macron
• Italian Prime Minister Giogia Meloni
• German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• Finnish President Alexander Stubb
• Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk
2 hr 28 min ago
European officials and Trump discussed US-backing for security guarantees for Ukraine
From CNN's Nick Paton Walsh in KyivA European official told CNN that part of the conversations with US President Donald Trump involved “Article 5-type” security guarantees for Ukraine, with European and US backing, in the event of a peace deal.
The European official said there would be no NATO involvement in the guarantees.
Article 5 refers to the collective defense treaty of the NATO alliance countries. The exact details of the proposal are unknown, and it is not clear how the guarantees would be implemented.
Trump has been reluctant to commit US forces or resources to Ukraine’s defense, although European powers have proposed a “reassurance force” for Ukraine, which they have said cannot work without a US “backstop”.
2 hr 59 min ago
Best way to end war is a "peace deal" not a ceasefire, Trump says
From CNN's Aleena Fayaz and Thom PoolePresident Donald Trump delivers a statement during a press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.
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In a reversal of his own position, US President Donald Trump says a “peace deal” is the best way to end the war in Ukraine rather than a ceasefire, something Ukraine and its allies have been pushing for.
He previously told reporters he wouldn’t be happy if Putin did not agree to ceasefire at the summit in Alaska.
After talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and follow-up discussions with Ukrainian and European leaders, Trump wrote on Truth Social today: “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.”
President Donald Trump also confirmed he will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Oval Office on Monday afternoon, even teasing a potential follow-up meeting with President Putin.
“President Zelensky will be coming to D.C., the Oval Office, on Monday afternoon. If all works out, we will then schedule a meeting with President Putin,” Trump wrote.
Along with touting a “great and very successful day in Alaska,” the Trump also confirmed his late-night phone call with Zelensky and various European leaders, including Secretary General of NATO, Mark Rutte.
Some context: In a subsequent interview with Fox News, Trump raised the prospect of a three-way meeting with Putin and Zelensky. A top Kremlin aide later seemed to pour cold water on this idea.
3 hr 20 min ago
Watch as Trump touches down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland
From CNN staffUS President Donald Trump has touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland following his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska – which ended without a deal on the war in Ukraine. Watch Trump’s arrival below.
The US leader can be seen walking down the steps from Air Force One before stepping into a limousine which departs in a convoy across the airport tarmac.
As we reported earlier, Trump had a lengthy conversation with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on his flight back from Alaska. The call was later joined by other European leaders and lasted over an hour and a half in total.
President Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews following Alaska summit
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3 hr 6 min ago
European leaders have prepared joint statement following Alaska summit, Polish PM says
From CNN's Sophie TannoEuropean leaders have prepared a joint statement following Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, according to Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
The statement, with France’s Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Friedrich Merz, Britain’s Keir Starmer and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, follows discussions among European leaders and takes into account the views of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, Tusk said.
It’s unclear when the statement will be issued.
3 hr 23 min ago
Fighting continued on the ground and in the air in Ukraine as Trump and Putin met
From CNN's Tim Lister, Kosta Gak and Daria Tarasova-MarkinaA firefighter tries to extinguish the fire at the central market in Sumy, Ukraine, caused by the explosion of a Russian drone, in Sumy, Ukraine, on August 15, 2025.
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As Putin and Trump met in Anchorage, Alaska, there was no let-up in fighting on the ground in eastern Ukraine, nor in drone attacks in both directions.
The Ukrainian military said late yesterday that it had cleared Russian troops from several settlements near the strategic hub of Pokrovsk after a Russian advance in the area in recent days.
The General Staff said that Ukrainian units had “stopped the enemy’s advance over the past three days,” and had killed nearly 300 Russian soldiers.
“Stabilization operations in the Dobropillia direction continue,” it said, referring to a town that sits on a significant highway for resupplying Ukrainian troops in Pokrovsk, which is surrounded on three sides.
“The Russian military command is reportedly trying to redeploy forces and means to reinforce and exploit the penetration near Dobropillia but has so far been unsuccessful,” according to the Washington-based Institute for the Study of War.
Ukrainian forces have been under growing pressure in the Donetsk region, which Russia claims illegally to have annexed. Russian forces occupy about three-quarters of the region.
The war in the air also continued unabated. The Ukrainian air force reported that Russia had fired 85 Shahed drones and one ballistic missile overnight. “Missile strikes and 24 UAVs [drone strikes] were recorded at 12 locations,” it said. Four people were reported killed.
However, the overall number of Russian drone attacks in the first half of August - at 1,140 – is substantially lower than the 3,976 in the first half of July, according to Ukrainian figures.
For its part, the Russian Defense Ministry said 29 Ukrainian drones were shut down overnight into Saturday over several regions, including ten intercepted over the Rostov region.
2 hr 50 min ago
In pictures: Trump and Putin's joint press conference in Alaska
From CNN's Photo DeskWhile we await more global reaction to US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting - here is a look back at scenes from Anchorage, Alaska prior to their summit.
The two did not take questions from reporters after their joint news briefing.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump on the tarmac as they arrived to attend a meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.
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U.S. President Donald Trump during the meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.
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President Donald Trump, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for the joint press conference.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures as he and U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage on Friday.
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People drink at Tatiana restaurant in the Brighton Beach neighborhood and watch a broadcast of the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska, on Friday in New York.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin walks towards U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured), as they meet to discuss an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, on Friday.
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3 hr 50 min ago
Recap: Trump and Zelensky speak on phone after Alaska summit ends without peace deal
From CNN staffUS President Donald Trump’s summit in Alaska with Russian President Vladimir Putin is over – without a deal on the war in Ukraine.
On his flight back from Alaska, Trump had “a long and substantive conversation” with Zelensky which was later joined by other European leaders. Meanwhile Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine overnight.
Catch up with the latest developments below:
- No deal reached: After speaking behind closed doors for two-and-a-half hours, Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin made “great progress” but did not emerge from the summit with a deal on the war in Ukraine.
- Joint presser: Trump and Putin gave a joint press conference following their talks, but little was revealed of the finer details of their discussions.
- Potential next meeting?: The only forthcoming meeting mentioned during Trump and Putin’s joint appearance was a potential follow-up with the Russian leader. “We’ll speak to you very soon, and probably see you again very soon,” Trump said, with Putin responding in English, “Next time in Moscow.”
- Trilateral talks: In a subsequent interview with Fox News, Trump raised the prospect of a three-way meeting with Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. A top Kremlin aide later seemed to pour cold water on this idea.
- Zelensky call: US President Donald Trump had a lengthy conversation with Zelensky on his flight back from Alaska, which was later joined by other European leaders and lasted over an hour and a half in total.
- DC meeting: A meeting between Zelensky and Trump is now on the cards, with Zelensky saying he will meet Trump in Washington DC on Monday.
- Russian strikes continue: Meanwhile Russia launched 85 drones and a ballistic missile at Ukraine overnight. Four civilians were killed and at least 18 were injured in Russian attacks on Ukraine over the past day, officials said.
3 hr 45 min ago
"The world is a safer place today," says Hungary's Orban following Alaska summit
From CNN's Sophie Tanno
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Brussels, Belgium, on June 26.
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The world “is a safer place today” following Friday’s Trump-Putin summit, according to Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, who is widely seen as the Russian leader’s greatest ally in Europe.
“For years, we have watched the two largest nuclear powers calculate the framework of their cooperation and send messages to each other. It’s over with now,” Orban wrote on Facebook Saturday.
“The world is a safer place today than it was yesterday.”
Orban has maintained a close relationship with Putin, and has regularly attempted to block European Union initiatives offering further military and financial support to Kyiv during the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
4 hr 31 min ago
European leaders and NATO joined post-game call with Trump and Zelensky
From CNN's Joseph Ataman in Paris, Daria Tarasova-Markina in Kyiv and Lauren KentThe European leaders joined the call with US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky following the Alaska summit, in an exchange that “lasted over an hour,” the French government has said in a statement.
The call included French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Polish President Karol Nawrocki, according to the Elysee Palace.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte and the European Union’s Ursula von der Leyen also joined the call.
As we reported earlier, Zelensky said that he spoke to Trump one-to-one for “about an hour” following the meeting between the US and Russia.
4 hr 47 min ago
Zelensky says he backs Trump's proposal for trilateral meeting with Putin
From CNN's Daria Tarasova-Markina in Kyiv and Lauren KentMore now from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, in his first comments since US President Donald Trump’s Alaska summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
Zelensky said he supports US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a trilateral meeting between Ukraine, Russia and the United States.
The Ukrainian president added he spoke to Trump one-to-one for “about an hour” following the Alaska summit, and European leaders later joined the phone call, which lasted for more than an hour and a half in total.
“Ukraine emphasizes that key issues can be discussed at the level of leaders, and a trilateral format is suitable for this,” Zelensky said.
“It is important that Europeans are involved at every stage to ensure reliable security guarantees together with America,” he added.
“We also discussed positive signals from the American side regarding participation in guaranteeing Ukraine’s security,” he said. “We continue to coordinate our positions with all partners. I thank everyone who is helping.”
4 hr 41 min ago
Ukraine's President Zelensky says he will meet Trump in Washington DC on Monday
From CNN's Daria Tarasova-Markina in Kyiv and Lauren Kent
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during a press conference in Berlin, on August 13.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he will meet US President Donald Trump in DC on Monday, after having a “long and substantive conversation” with Trump and later with European leaders to debrief the Alaska summit.
“Ukraine reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum effort to achieve peace. President Trump informed about his meeting with the Russian leader and the main points of their discussion. It is important that America’s strength has an impact on the development of the situation,” Zelensky said in a statement Saturday - his first since the meeting in Alaska which he was excluded from.
“On Monday, I will meet with President Trump in Washington, D.C., to discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war. I am grateful for the invitation,” he added.
4 hr 50 min ago
Possible meeting between Putin, Trump and Zelensky not raised at Alaska summit, top Kremlin aide says
From CNN’s Svitlana Vlasova and Sophie TannoThe idea of a meeting that would also include Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky was not raised when US President Donald Trump met Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, a top Kremlin aide has said.
The comments by Yuri Ushakov, who formed part of Putin’s delegation in Alaska as a foreign policy adviser, to Russia’s RIA news agency, seemingly poured cold water on comments made by Trump in the aftermath of the summit
Trump, speaking in an interview with Fox News, said that both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky want him to attend a future potential meeting between the two leaders to discuss a path to peace.
“They both want me there,” Trump said. “They both want me there, and I’ll be there.”
It is unclear when the next meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin will take place, Ushakov added.
4 hr 55 min ago
Putin visits Chukotka region in Russia's far east hours after Alaska summit with Trump
From CNN’s Anna Chernova and Lauren Kent
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with the Governor of Chukotka Autonomous District Vladislav Kuznetsov during their meeting in Anadyr, Russia on Saturday.
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The picture above has just been released by the Kremlin.
After his visit to the United States, Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to the region of Chukotka, in Russia’s far east, to hold a meeting with the region’s governor, according to the Kremlin.
Chukotka is the closest part of mainland Russia to Alaska, separated by only about 50 miles across the Bering Sea.
5 hr 35 min ago
Trump had long conversation with Zelensky on flight back from Alaska
From CNN’s Aleena Fayaz and Sophie Tanno
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Saturday.
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US President Donald Trump had a lengthy conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky on his flight back from Alaska.
Trump touched down at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland just after 2 a.m. ET after his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin wrapped up.
The President spent much of the six-hour flight on the phone, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. After his phone call with Zelensky, Trump spoke with NATO, she said.
During his joint press conference with Putin, following their two-and-a-half hour meeting, Trump pledged to hold phone calls with both Zelensky and NATO officials. “I’ll of course call our President Zelensky and tell him about today’s meeting,” Trump said during the conference.
Zelensky’s office confirmed he had been speaking to Trump on Saturday morning.
6 hr 50 min ago
Ukrainian media label Alaska summit “shameful” and “useless”
From CNN’s Daria Tarasova-Markina, Laura Sharman and Chris LauUkrainian media have sharply criticized the Alaska summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, with a leading English-language newspaper calling it “shameful.”
In an editorial published Saturday morning local time, The Kyiv Independent said the summit was “Sickening. Shameful. And in the end, useless.”
The online publication said Trump had failed to follow up on his warning of “severe consequences” for Russia, and noted what Putin had gained from the summit. “No longer an international pariah, (Putin) was finally getting accepted – and respected — by the leader of the free world. Trump’s predecessor once called Putin a murderer; Trump offered him a king’s welcome,” it said.
Another Ukrainian journalist, Kristina Berdinskikh, echoed that sentiment Saturday saying: “A hundred compliments to Putin, a red carpet for the soul, fighter jets in the sky to scare, and nothing in the end,” in a Facebook post. She added that US President Donald Trump had “failed” to achieve a ceasefire at the summit.
Ukrainian politicians and activists also questioned the effectiveness of the summit.
Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a member of Ukraine’s parliament, said: “It seems we have witnessed another grand and beautiful American nothingness…” in a post on Telegram early Saturday.
Civic activist and former Ukrainian MP Mustafa Nayyem criticized Trump for hosting Putin, saying: “America voluntarily joined the long line of those who believed that it was possible to shake hands with the executioner without getting his blood on your hands.”
4 hr 7 min ago
Analysis: No deal in Alaska, but Putin still walks away with some big wins
Analysis from CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh
Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during a joint press conference with US President Donald Trump
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Ukraine could have had a worse night. No deal was cooked up without them.
US President Donald Trump looked upset and tired. Perhaps because Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared unbowed, still talking about the “root causes” of the war, and sounding unreformed. In what sounded like a threat, he even warned Kyiv and its European allies to not meddle in whatever ongoing process he believes he has dragged Trump into.
“We expect that Kyiv and European capitals will perceive all this in a constructive manner and will not create any obstacles, will not make attempts to disrupt the emerging progress through provocations and behind-the-scenes intrigues,” Putin said.
Trump’s call to Kyiv and its NATO allies may present some sort of framework that Putin deemed an “agreement,” but ultimately in the look on Trump’s face and his words, it was clear he made no significant deal that he thinks will fly. The two didn’t even have lunch together and Putin raced out on his plane.
The hardest bits of negotiations are the bits that are left to be agreed at the end. And Trump’s statement that there were some “big” things left unsolved suggests little movement on issues like what land Putin wants and a ceasefire.
But there are two big wins here for Putin. First, the remarkable vision of a red carpet welcome to the United States and a ride in “the Beast” — which both present as an extraordinary form of reputational rehabilitation for an alleged war criminal. It was a horrific sight for many Ukrainians; soured further still by the Kremlin head calling Ukraine a “brotherly” nation, despite murdering its civilians for three and a half years.
The second win is time. Putin has bought more for his forces to advance across the frontline. It is unclear if Trump is sufficiently riled that secondary sanctions may follow in the days ahead. But Putin did not seem to behave as if he was in a hurry, suggesting further meetings and ongoing work. Time matters as Putin’s summer offensive is close to turning incremental gains into strategic wins.
In the end, Ukraine will wake up with its world unchanged. A ghastly world, but with no sudden US-Russian rapprochement or deal to try and swallow.
7 hr 18 min ago
Key lines from Trump and Putin’s joint press briefing
From CNN staff
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a joint news conference.
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No one really knows what Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin discussed yesterday during their lengthy summit in Alaska, as the two did not take questions from reporters after a joint news briefing.
But the closed-door talks were ultimately characterized positively by both leaders, even though a critical deal on ending the war in Ukraine was not reached.
Here are key lines from the briefing that you should know:
Breaking tradition: Putin began remarks at the briefing by acknowledging that US-Russia relations have suffered in recent years. Usually when an American president hosts a foreign counterpart, a joint news conference would begin with remarks from the US leader followed by his guest.
Progress on reaching a deal: Trump said he and Putin “made some headway” and “great progress” in their bilateral meeting. Still, he added, “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.” Putin said the primary causes of the war must be eliminated for the war in Ukraine to end. The Russian leader also told Ukrainian and European leaders not to interfere with “the emerging progress.”
Positive summary: Negotiations between Putin and Trump were held in a “respectful, constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere,” Putin said. Trump said they had “an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to.”
Other topics mentioned: Putin said he agrees that the security of Ukraine should be ensured. He also claimed at one point that the war in Ukraine would not have happened had Trump been president in 2022.
What’s next: Trump said he has various calls to make following the summit — some of which include calls to NATO, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other appropriate officials.
CNN’s Aditi Sangal, Nina Subkhanberdina, Darya Tarasova, Michael Rios, Kit Maher, Tori B. Powell, Kevin Liptak, Katharina Krebs, Mitchell McCluskey, and Adam Cancryn contributed reporting.
7 hr 18 min ago
Trump says striking a deal now up to Zelensky
From CNN's Adam Cancryn
President Donald Trump sits for an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity, following Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday.
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President Donald Trump is putting the onus on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to negotiate a ceasefire, saying yesterday evening that there would soon be a meeting set up between Zelensky and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
“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. “They’re going to set up a meeting now between President Zelensky and President Putin and myself, I guess.”
Trump during the interview declined to detail the final issues that are holding up a deal, saying only that he wants “to see what we can get done.” But despite not reaching an agreement on yesterday, he touted the summit as a success, ranking the meeting a 10 out of 10, “in the sense that we got along great.”
“I want to make sure it gets done,” he added. “And we have a pretty good chance of getting it done.”
7 hr 18 min ago
Analysis: Russian media ecstatic as US rolls out the red carpet for Putin
Analysis from CNN's Fred Pleitgen in MoscowIn Russia, the reaction to the summit between President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump has been more than positive. Russian media was ecstatic when the Russian leader received applause from the US president as the red carpet was literally rolled out for Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
“For years they have been talking about the isolation of Russia, and today they saw the red carpet that greeted the Russian president,” Maria Zakharova, the spokesperson for the Russian foreign ministry wrote on social media.
While both Trump and Putin said agreements have been reached, it’s unclear what exactly those are. Meanwhile, Putin does not appear to have backed down from Russia’s core demands.
The Russian leader in his remarks after the meeting said any deal needs “to consider all legitimate concerns of Russia and to reinstate a just balance of security in Europe and in the world on the whole.”
It’s not clear how much progress was made toward a ceasefire in Ukraine, but both Trump and Putin have said they ultimately want to normalize relations between the US and Russia and they want to meet again.
“Next time in Moscow,” Russia’s leader said.
7 hr 18 min ago
Eastern European officials react with skepticism to Putin’s comments
From CNN’s Laura Sharman, Nina Subkhanberdina and Daria Tarasova-MarkinaSenior government officials in Eastern Europe have reacted with skepticism to comments made by Russian President Vladimir Putin following the Alaska summit.
While saying he was interested in ending the conflict, Putin said the primary causes needed to be “eliminated” for that to happen, adding that the “situation in Ukraine” had to do with “fundamental threats to (Russia’s) security.”
In a post on X on Saturday morning local time, Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovile Sakaliene accused Putin of “more gaslighting and veiled threats,” a reference to the Russian leader issuing a warning to Ukraine and Europe not to “sabotage” progress made at the summit.
Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said in a statement that he welcomed US President Donald Trump’s efforts but doubted Putin’s interest in a deal, according to Reuters.
“If Putin were serious about negotiating peace, he would not have been attacking Ukraine all day today,” he said.
6 hr 49 min ago
US and Russia to continue building relations despite "resistance," top Kremlin negotiator Kirill Dmitriev says
From CNN’s Matthew Chance and Laura Sharman
Kirill Dmitriev arrives to attend a joint news conference of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump following their meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
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Russia’s top economic envoy Kirill Dmitriev said the US received Russia “very well” in Alaska and that the two countries would continue building relations despite “resistance.”
“The US-Russia summit in Alaska has definitely been productive,” Dmitriev said, adding that there were “lots of issues that we discussed and many we agreed.”
“Some of them are to be agreed and definitely it’s very important that President (Donald) Trump outlines a significant economic potential of cooperation between the US and Russia,” Dmitriev said.
“We will continue building US-Russia relations going forward despite lots of the resistance to this, but we will continue strengthening US-Russia ties.”
7 hr 19 min ago
"It was positive that there was no deal," CNN's Fareed Zakaria says
From CNN's Aditi Sangal and Fareed ZakariaThe red-carpet welcome in Alaska for Russian President Vladimir Putin signals that US President Donald Trump “thinks Putin is, you know, an equal,” says CNN’s Fareed Zakaria.
Trump treated Putin like “this big shot on the world stage, and he’s been treated by the rest of the west as a kind of pariah,” Zakaria said, referring to an ICC war crimes warrant issued for the Russian president’s arrest that restricts his movements around the globe.
“So there was a lot of the atmospherics that were cringeworthy,” he said.
However, Zakaria said that in his analysis, “it was a positive that there was no deal.
“I think everyone was worried that there was going to be a deal in which Trump was going to make major concessions. I don’t think anyone thought Putin was going to make any concessions. The fear was that Donald Trump was going to cave in the various ways — sell out Ukraine, sell out Europeans. And he didn’t do that. And so I think, you know, I’m at least relieved,” Zakaria said.
5 hr 23 min ago
Trump and Putin skipped Q&A because “exhaustive statements were made,” Kremlin says
From CNN’s Laura Sharman and Nina SubkhanberdinaUS President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin skipped answering questions at yesterday’s joint news conference because their statements said it all, according to the Kremlin’s spokesperson.
“Exhaustive statements were made,” Dmitry Peskov said when asked why the two leaders only delivered remarks at the news conference, according to Russia’s RIA Novosti news agency.
“The conversation is really very positive, and the two presidents spoke about it. This is the very conversation that allows us to confidently continue moving forward together on the path of seeking resolution options,” Peskov said, RIA reported.
4 hr 54 min ago
Trump says he and Putin made "great progress" toward a deal and that he's calling Zelensky and NATO leaders
From CNN’s Kit Maher
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin leave at the conclusion of a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
Welcome back to our coverage of the summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, which took place in Alaska on Friday. You can take a look back at our updates here.
US President Donald Trump said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin “made some headway” and “great progress” in their bilateral meeting, but added that “there’s no deal until there’s a deal.”
“I will call up NATO in a little while. I will call up the various people that I think are appropriate. And I’ll, of course, call up President [Volodymyr] Zelensky and tell him about today’s meeting. It’s ultimately up to them,” Trump said after today’s summit in Anchorage, Alaska.
“We had an extremely productive meeting, and many points were agreed to,” Trump said, adding, “We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.”
Trump added that Ukraine would have to “agree” with what Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and others in his administration discussed with Putin today, though he did not delve into specifics on any framework for a deal.
Trump and Putin took no questions after their statements.
Putin kicked off remarks and spoke for about eight minutes. Trump, who is known for typically longer and at times free-wheeling news conferences, only spoke for about four minutes.
“I’m going to start making a few phone calls and tell them what happened,” Trump said.
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Wakubwa wamemaliza mchezo!
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because "Russia is a very big power, and they're not", after hosting a summit with President Vladimir Putin that failed to yield a ceasefire.
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Trump says Ukraine needs to make a deal after summit with Putin ends without ceasefire
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday Ukraine should agree a deal to end the war with Russia because "Russia is a very big power, and they're not", after hosting a summit with President Vladimir Putin that failed to yield a ceasefire.
August 16
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Sidhani kama Alaska ni mji....mji walipokutana Trump na Putin ni Anchorage ulioko huko Alaska
Kwa ufafanuzi zaidi, kwa mfano, viongozi wakikutana huko Kagera huwezi kusema wamekutana katika mji wa Kagera...usahihi mji mkuu wa mkoa wa Kagera ni Bukoba.
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Ngoma imeisha hiyo, Ulaya hawaamini macho yao! Gia imebadilishwa angani!
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Major shift as Trump backs peace deal over ceasefire
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Ukraine war latest: Putin may escalate if he doesn't get 'the only thing that can save him' - expert
While Russia's war in Ukraine shows no immediate sign of ending, Kyiv's allies fear Moscow could extend its war elsewhere in Europe. As the conflict enters its fifth year, an expert has suggested Vladimir Putin may eventually opt to escalate. Follow the latest.
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Wanahisi siri zao kuvuja! Eti katika wale viongozi hawakosekani majasusi!
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🔥 Kiwanda cha kusafisha mafuta kinawaka moto huko Volgograd,Russia
Hapo awali, mamlaka ya anga ya Urusi iliripoti vizuizi vya muda vya ndege, na tahadhari ya uvamizi wa anga ilitangazwa katika jiji hilo.
Vyombo vya habari vya eneo hilo vinasema moto huo ulizuka baada drones za Ukraine kuonekana katika eneo hilo!!
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Hapo awali, mamlaka ya anga ya Urusi iliripoti vizuizi vya muda vya ndege, na tahadhari ya uvamizi wa anga ilitangazwa katika jiji hilo.
Vyombo vya habari vya eneo hilo vinasema moto huo ulizuka baada drones za Ukraine kuonekana katika eneo hilo!!
🪐SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦
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Wala Bolton hajakosea,hizi nchi mbili moja ikipata fursa kama hiyo wananitumia vizuri,haiwezekani delegations nzito kama hiyo ya Mr Putin iingie kizembe katika bezi muhimu ya jeshi kama hiyo bila kuvuna chochote.
Hapo ni lazima wametoka na kitu.
Hata ingekua wamarekani ni hivyohivyo.
Hapo ni lazima wametoka na kitu.
Hata ingekua wamarekani ni hivyohivyo.
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Kuna watu wengi sana walikuwa wanadai kipindi cha kubadirishana miili ya askari wa Russia na ya askari wa Ukraine ilikuwa inaonekana idadi ya miili iliyorejeshwa ya askari wa Russia ni ndogo sana na ya Ukraine inaonekana ni kubwa sababu kubwa ya ni hii hapa chini.
Askari wengi sana wa Russia wanakufa sana kwa kuuliwa na drones ambazo husababisha miili yao kuchomeka kiasi cha kushindwa hata kutambulikana hivyo mizoga yao hata haizolewi inaachwa tu maana hakuna namna ya kuibeba maana hata haijai kwenye mfuko wa Rambo!!!
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦!!!
Askari wengi sana wa Russia wanakufa sana kwa kuuliwa na drones ambazo husababisha miili yao kuchomeka kiasi cha kushindwa hata kutambulikana hivyo mizoga yao hata haizolewi inaachwa tu maana hakuna namna ya kuibeba maana hata haijai kwenye mfuko wa Rambo!!!
SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦!!!
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Mbona unajiweka wazi hivyo?