A historic summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin took place in the US state of Alaska on the night of Friday (August 15, 2025) into Saturday. The topic was the war in Ukraine, but the latter was not invited. We brought you all the information live – you can find it HERE.

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19:00 – The leaders of eight Nordic and Baltic states said on Saturday that they continue to strongly support Kiev and US President Donald Trump's efforts to end Russian aggression against Ukraine.

A joint statement signed by the leaders of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia, Norway and Sweden states that achieving peace between Ukraine and Russia requires a ceasefire and security guarantees for Kiev. (TASR)

17:40 – The game for the future of Ukraine, the security of Poland and all of Europe has entered a decisive phase, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on the social network X.

"Today it is even clearer that Russia respects only the strong, and Putin has once again shown himself to be a smart and ruthless player. That is why it is so important to preserve the unity of the entire West," he said in the post.

17:35 – Putin demands Donbas from Ukraine in exchange for freezing the front in the south. The exchange proposal would mean full Russian control over the occupied parts of Ukraine. According to four sources familiar with the negotiations, Putin also indicated to Trump that if this condition is met, he would be willing to freeze the rest of the front line, the Financial Times reports.

17:26 – Ukraine has rejected US President Donald Trump's proposal to hold peace talks with Russia without a prior ceasefire."Our view is: first a ceasefire, then everything else," Serhiy Leshchenko, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Ukrainian television. If fighting continues during the talks, there would be a"big risk of blackmailing Ukraine," Leshchenko said. (TASR)

17:10 – Vladimir Putin convened a meeting in the Kremlin to discuss the results of the summit with Donald Trump. The Russian president informed the leadership of the presidential office, the government, the State Duma and ministers about the results. Putin described the summit as very useful. He added that he and the US president also discussed the causes of the crisis. He indicated that he had the opportunity to express his position calmly and in detail during the meeting. He also respects the position of the US administration and wishes for a peaceful solution.

"The conversation was very frank and informative, and in my opinion, it brought us closer to the necessary solutions," Putin added. (Kremlin.ru)

16:40 – The leaders of France, Germany and Britain will hold a video conference on Sunday afternoon with the participation of Ukraine's allies grouped in the so-called coalition of the willing, the Elysee Palace announced on Saturday. The video conference will be led by French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer. (TASR)

16:35 – Donald Trump told European leaders that he is open to providing direct security guarantees to Ukraine, The Wall Street Journal reports.

16:25 – The summit in Alaska disappointed the Ukrainians. They are disappointed that US President Donald Trump shook hands with"international terrorist" Vladimir Putin. The reactions of several Ukrainians were reported on their website by the French daily Le Monde. (TASR)

16:17 – The American daily The New York Times, citing two high-ranking European officials, reported that European leaders have also been invited to Monday's meeting between Trump and Zelensky at the White House. (TASR)

16:05 – Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday reiterated his demand for tougher sanctions against Russia if the trilateral summit fails. He added that he told the US president that sanctions work. “Sanctions are an effective tool,” Zelenskyy wrote on the X platform, recapping his phone call with Trump after his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska. “Sanctions should be tightened if the trilateral summit fails or if Russia tries to avoid an honorable end to the war,” he said. (TASR, DPA)

15:50 – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský wrote in response to the phone call that Ukraine has the full support of the Czech Republic in future negotiations. He added that he and the Ukrainian minister discussed security guarantees, but also that there are no preparations for a ceasefire on the battlefield."Therefore, we must take Putin's words with great caution and not be influenced by his propaganda," he wrote on the social network X.

15:40 – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha also spoke by phone with Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky. He said on the social network X that they agreed that"Putin must not be rewarded for his aggressive war and crimes committed in Ukraine." They also discussed other ways to support Ukraine. Sybiha thanked the Czech Republic and its people for contributing to strengthening Ukraine's defense and resilience.

15:20 – “Russia is a very great power, and they are not,” Trump said on Friday (15.8.) after the summit. Trump said he agreed with Putin that negotiators should go directly to a peace settlement – not through a ceasefire, in what Reuters described as a significant shift in his views. (TASR)

14:40 – Minister of Foreign Affairs Juraj Blanár and Deputy Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic Tomáš Valášek discussed the conclusions of the summit in the program Saturday Dialogues. Blanár emphasized the need for a diplomatic solution to the conflict, Valášek recalled the need for pressure on Russia and Putin.

14:15 – Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha spoke by phone with his Norwegian and Polish counterparts. He said on the social network X that he had long conversations with both ministers about the positions of the US and Ukraine. He thanked Norway for “comprehensive assistance, including the allocation of funds for the purchase of gas” and Poland for its strong support.

14:06 – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán praised the summit, unlike other leaders."For years we have watched the two largest nuclear powers break the framework of their cooperation and send hostile messages to each other. That is over now. Today the world is a safer place than yesterday," he wrote on the social network X. He expressed his wish that every weekend could be this good.

14:05 – Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev described the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska as"peaceful and without ultimatums and threats" and as proof that talks can be held without preconditions. Medvedev also welcomed Trump's position when he"refused to increase pressure on Russia". According to Medvedev, quoted by the daily Le Monde, the meeting in Alaska can be considered a"resumption" of high-level diplomatic exchanges between Russia and the US. (TASR)

14:01 – US President Donald Trump said on Saturday night that it was now up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to follow up on the Alaskan summit between the US leader and Russian President Vladimir Putin and secure an agreement to end the three-year Russian invasion. (TASR)

13:54 – The US has proposed security guarantees to Ukraine similar to those of NATO, but without the country's entry into the bloc.

As one of the security guarantees for Ukraine, the US side has proposed a guarantee similar to Article 5 of the NATO Treaty, allegedly agreed with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a diplomatic source told AFP after a phone call between US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders. (TASR)

13:45 – Czech Interior Minister Vít Rakušan said on the social network X that the summit had not achieved anything as expected."Only the honors and cordiality with which the mass murderer and war criminal was received in Alaska were beyond expectations. It is simply not possible to enter into complex diplomatic negotiations armed only with your ego," he wrote in response.

13:40 – Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský announced that he had spoken to Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp after the summit. He wrote on the social network X that they were coordinating European steps after the meeting. “The Czech Republic is part of the coalition of the willing and we are communicating with the US on this platform. Further challenges will follow,” he added.

13:36 – French President Emmanuel Macron also commented on the summit, calling for maintaining"pressure" on Moscow and recalling its "tendency not to honor its own commitments." According to him, the leaders agreed that this pressure must be"exerted as long as the aggressive war (by Russia) continues and until a solid and lasting peace respecting the rights of Ukraine is concluded. A lasting peace must be accompanied by unwavering security guarantees." (TASR)

13:35 – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday praised the "efforts" of US President Donald Trump, which"bring us closer" to ending the war in Ukraine. He also warned that the next step must be further discussions with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the AFP agency reported. The British Prime Minister emphasized in a statement that"the path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided" without Zelensky. (TASR)

1:30 PM – "I see the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin as a significant international step on the path to finding lasting and sustainable peace in Ukraine," said Slovak President Peter Pellegrini in response to Friday's (August 15) summit in Alaska.

13:25 – Robert Fico also reacted to the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a video on social media. According to him, the meeting officially launched the standardization of relations between the United States and the Russian Federation.

"The presidents have launched a vital process in Alaska. It is a process that is also a big trap for the European Union. The coming days will show whether the big players in the Union will support this process and lead the Ukrainian conflict to a quick end, or whether the unsuccessful European strategy of trying to weaken Russia through this conflict with all kinds of, literally unbelievable, financial, political or military assistance will continue," the prime minister said. (TASR)

1:15 PM – If a trilateral meeting between President Zelensky and Putin takes place, the war could end before Christmas, said US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on the social network X. However, he adds that he is cautiously optimistic.

"If the meeting does not happen, I think President Trump can draw serious consequences against Putin and those who buy his oil and gas," the senator added in the post.

13:12 – The Kremlin said after the meeting in Alaska that no agreement had been reached on a trilateral summit."Such a summit has not been discussed so far as part of joint efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine," Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said on Russian state television on Saturday. (TASR)

13:10 – European leaders are ready to continue to put pressure on Russia."We will continue to strengthen sanctions and broader economic measures to put pressure on Russia's war economy until a just and lasting peace is achieved," a statement signed by several leaders said. (TASR)

1:00 PM – US President Donald Trump on Saturday ruled out an immediate ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine and declared that only a direct peace agreement would end the war.

"Everyone has concluded that the best way to end the terrible war between Russia and Ukraine is to move directly to a peace agreement that would end the war, not just a ceasefire agreement that often fails," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social network.