 
                                        “Next time in Moscow,” Putin remarked, to which Trump responded, “That’s an interesting one. I’ll get a little heat on that one, but I can see it possibly happening.”
August 16, 2025 
                                        At a joint press conference in Anchorage, Trump said, “We’re going to stop 5,000, 6,000, 7,000 people a week from being killed, and President Putin wants to see that as much as I do.”
August 16, 2025 
                                        Trump noted that he would soon brief NATO allies and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy about the outcome of the meeting.
August 16, 2025 
                                        Putin described Friday’s discussions as “constructive” and “useful,” adding that the Alaska setting carried historical significance for both nations.
August 16, 2025 
                                        “I agree with President Trump… the security of Ukraine should be ensured as well. Naturally, we are prepared to welcome that,” Putin added.
August 16, 2025 
                                        Observers noted that the leaders had not moved to the scheduled expanded luncheon even after 90 minutes, a sign that Trump had not exercised his earlier warning to “walk” if discussions failed to progress.
August 16, 2025 
                                        The summit, hosted at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, is being described by the White House as “historic” and centered on Trump’s stated goal of “pursuing peace.”
August 16, 2025 
                                        When pressed by reporters about a possible ceasefire, Putin declined to answer directly.
August 16, 2025 
                                        Trump said, “I think President Putin will make peace and President Zelensky will make peace,” adding that his primary motivation was to save “thousands of soldiers a week.”
August 15, 2025 
                                        Asked whether the decades-long upward trajectory of India-US ties since the George W. Bush era had hit a major roadblock, Saran agreed but noted that other regions, including Europe, were facing similar turbulence.
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