Trump Says ‘No Deal Until There’s a Deal’ After Meeting With Putin

By Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
Epoch Times Staff
August 15, 2025Updated: August 15, 2025
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President Donald Trump waves as he boards Air Force One after meeting with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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President Donald Trump (C-R) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (C-L) meet, flanked by Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov (L), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (2L), US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (R), and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (2R), during a US-Russia summit on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
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ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – AUGUST 15: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on August 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska. The two leaders are meeting for peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
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President Donald Trump (R) greets Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrives at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Aug. 15, 2025. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)