US EditionPutin doubles down on Trump's claim the war would not have started if Trump were president
Putin claimed the war in Ukraine could have been avoided if Trump were president in 2022, praising their talks as constructive despite no ceasefire deal being reached.
- On August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a peace summit in Alaska aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.
- The meeting followed Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and involved discussions on ceasefire efforts and conflict resolution.
- Putin confirmed Trump's repeated claim that if Trump had been president in 2022, the war would not have started, stating 'I am quite sure it would indeed be so,' while criticizing the Biden administration's approach.
- The summit raised hopes for a resolution to the Ukraine conflict but left the outcome uncertain, as a formal ceasefire or peace agreement remains unresolved.
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The summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska is over. It appears to have achieved little, so the war continues. At the same time, Europe is busy maintaining American support for Ukraine. Follow the latest developments in our live blog.
Putin Says He's 'Sure' the War in Ukraine Wouldn't Have Happened if Trump Had Won the 2020 Election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed with the argument that if President Donald Trump had been president after 2020, the war in Ukraine would never have even started.
Trump and Putin Find Common Ground on Joe Biden
New York Times: “During their private meeting and their public appearance in Anchorage on Friday, both leaders blamed Mr. Biden for the war in Ukraine, never mind that Mr. Putin was the one who ordered troops to invade his neighbor and keeps authorizing strikes against civilian targets.” “The Russian president complained that Mr. Biden did not accede to Russian demands before the full-scale invasion three and a half years ago, and he played to t…
Putin Drops Revelation at Summit: Russia Would Not Have Invaded if Trump Had Been President
If President Donald Trump had been in the White House in 2022, Russia would never have invaded Ukraine, said Russian President Vladimir Putin at the summit in Anchorage, Alaska, on […] The post Putin Drops Revelation at Summit: Russia Would Not Have Invaded if Trump Had Been President appeared first on The Western Journal.
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