Trump convinced both Moscow, Kiev determined to resolve conflict

Putin and Trump Discuss Ukraine Ahead of NATO Summit in Turkey, Kremlin Says

Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed a Ukrainian settlement on Saturday, the Kremlin said, in a phone call framed specifically around Trump's upcoming attendance at the NATO summit in Ankara on July 7–8. Neither side disclosed what was agreed, and Ukraine was not party to the conversation.

Russia Says US Cannot Mediate Ukraine War While Backing Kyiv

Russia said the United States understands it cannot effectively mediate the Ukraine war while simultaneously supporting one side of the conflict, after reports suggested Kyiv believes it has gained stronger backing from U.S. President Donald Trump. The comments come as Ukraine has intensified attacks on Russian oil infrastructure and seeks to increase pressure on Moscow [] The post Russia Says US Cannot Mediate Ukraine War While Backing Kyiv appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

Alaska Deal or No Deal? US, Russia Clash Over Secret Trump-Putin Talks

Russia has rejected Rubio’s claim that no agreement was reached during the 2025 Alaska summit between Trump and Putin. Lavrov insisted Moscow accepted a US-backed framework on Ukraine but accused Washington of backtracking. The Kremlin also argued that the US cannot be fully neutral in the war while continuing to arm, support, and aid Ukraine in its fight against Russia.

How the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska spawned the Kremlin’s myth of the ‘spirit of Anchorage’ — and why it collapsed

Putin’s meeting with Trump in August 2025 gave rise to a new term in the arsenal of Russian diplomacy and propaganda: the “spirit of Anchorage.” The claim was that during the Russian president’s visit to Alaska, Russia and the United States had reached certain agreements on peace in Ukraine — agreements that were directly shaping events on the front and in diplomacy. For a full year, Russian politicians and pro-Kremlin journalists insisted that following the “spirit of Anchorage” was the key to breaking the deadlock in peace talks. After Putin rejected Zelensky’s public peace proposal — and as a fuel crisis triggered by Ukrainian strikes intensified — it became definitively clear that the “spirit of Anchorage” had evaporated. Trump acknowledged as much, and within days so did Putin. Writing exclusively for Meduza, political scientist and researcher at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs Sergejs Potapkins explains how the “spirit of Anchorage” came into being — and why it lasted as long as it did.

Trump, Putin, hold phone call on Ukraine, bilateral ties

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday, according to Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov, reported Xinhua. The United States is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding on Saturday, its Independence Day. Ushakov confirmed that Putin congratulated Trump on the holiday. This conversation, the fourth such exchange this year, was naturally not merely a routine protocol exchange but business-focused and highly constructive. It allowed for a frank discussion of pressing issues on the bilateral and international agenda, the presidential aide noted. During the dialogue, Putin laid out the real battlefield situation, where Russian troops are advancing along the full line of contact. Ushakov stressed that European nations hold a flawed perception of the overall dynamics and ground realities along the contact line amid the Ukraine conflict. On bilateral ties, the two presidents underscored the importance of sustaining consistent communication, including on military-political and economic fronts. There exist vast prospects for mutually beneficial cooperation between our two nations in these spheres. Trump stressed that an early resolution to the Ukraine conflict would serve as a prerequisite to unlocking such cooperation, Ushakov said.