“For there [to] be a peace, the Russian side is going to have to accept that Ukraine is a sovereign country that has a right to defend itself and has a right to enter into alliances with other countries to defend itself,” he added. The Alaska summit was widely seen as a victory for Mr Putin, because Mr Trump scrapped a threat to impose more heavy sanctions on Russia and dropped demands for an immediate ceasefire in favour of Moscow’s call for an overarching agreement to end the war. After the summit, which was lauded by the Kremlin, Mr Trump publicly urged Kyiv to “make a deal” while reportedly telling Mr Zelenskiy that Russia was demanding the full withdrawal of Ukraine’s forces from its Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Author: Daniel McLaughlin, Ellen Coyne
Published at: 2025-08-17 20:29:19
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