Trump Rules Out Immediate Ukraine Ceasefire After Meeting With Putin

<p>After his high-profile summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, US President Donald Trump stated that an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine is not forthcoming.</p>
<p>The nearly three-hour closed-door discussions between Trump and Putin concluded without any formal agreement to halt hostilities, despite expectations that the meeting could yield a temporary pause.</p>
<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”>
<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#BREAKING</a> Trump rules out immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, pushes for direct ‘peace agreement’ <a href=”https://t.co/HuMVC87BMg”>pic.twitter.com/HuMVC87BMg</a></p>
&mdash; AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href=”https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1956650214330192004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>August 16, 2025</a></blockquote>
<p>
<script src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” async=”” charset=”utf-8″></script>
</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>ALSO READ: <a title=”‘Stop Killing Civilians?&rsquo;: Putin Shrugs Off Ukraine Ceasefire Question In Alaska As Trump Says Nothing &mdash; WATCH” href=”https://news.abplive.com/news/world/ukraine-ceasefire-question-putin-shrugs-off-in-alaska-trump-says-nothing-watch-stop-killing-civilians-1794957″ target=”_self”>’Stop Killing Civilians?&rsquo;: Putin Shrugs Off Ukraine Ceasefire Question In Alaska As Trump Says Nothing &mdash; WATCH</a></strong></p>
<p><em>(More details awaited)</em></p>