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Ukraine ceasefire hopes dim after historic Alaska summit
Hindustan Times Chandigarh
|August 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for a historic summit in Alaska, which began with a warm welcome and a flyover by jets but ended up making no headway in resolving the Ukraine conflict as the two leaders failed to reach any agreements on how to end the war.
After nearly three hours of talks at the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Trump and Putin appeared before reporters for what was billed as a joint news conference — but they took no questions.
“We had an extremely productive meeting and many points were agreed to, there are just a very few that are left,” Trump said. “We didn’t get there, but we have a very good chance of getting there.”
This story is from the August 17, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Chandigarh.
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