US President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15. The meeting expanded from a planned one-on-one to a three-on-three format including Lavrov, Ushakov, Rubio, and Witkoff.
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Trump and Putin met at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on August 15
The meeting expanded from one-on-one to three-on-three format
US President Donald Trump and Putin met at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting ended without any agreements or a ceasefire announcement in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump reached out to shake hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during Putin’s visit to Alaska.
Putin demanded that Ukraine give up all of the eastern Donbas region, renounce ambitions to join NATO, remain neutral and keep Western troops out of its territory
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