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Trump’s August 15 meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended without a ceasefire or peace agreement, and by August 17 critics were still arguing the White House had sold the summit as a breakthrough before it had one.
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Trump’s August 15 meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska ended without a ceasefire or peace agreement, and by August 17 critics were still arguing the White House had sold the summit as a breakthrough before it had one.
Trump met Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, 2025, but the summit ended without a ceasefire or public Ukraine deal.
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