Published: August 16, 2025 5:23 pm
Author: RT
Moscow shares Washington’s desire to end the conflict as soon as possible, the Russian president has said
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed cautious optimism that the Alaska summit brings “us closer” to resolving the Ukraine conflict. The Russian leader also noted that Moscow and Washington are on the same page regarding the need to end the hostilities as soon as possible.
The talks in Anchorage, which lasted nearly three hours, marked the first face-to-face meeting between Russian and American leaders since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022.
Speaking on Saturday, Putin said that his “visit was timely and quite useful.”
“The conversation was very frank, substantive and, in my opinion, it brings us closer to the necessary solutions,” he added.
“We talked about practically all areas of our interaction – first of all, of course, we discussed a possible resolution of the Ukraine crisis on a fair basis,” Putin detailed.
The Russian delegation “had the opportunity to convey our position once again, calmly and in detail,” as well as to discuss the “genesis, the causes of [the Ukraine] crisis.”
“Precisely the elimination of these root causes should underlie the [conflict] resolution,” Putin emphasized, adding that Moscow shares the Trump administration’s desire to put an end to the hostilities as soon as possible, and ideally “by peaceful means.”
