{"id":345236,"date":"2025-08-15T00:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345236\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T00:51:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T00:51:14","slug":"live-updates-trump-says-putin-will-make-deal-on-ukraine-as-leaders-prepare-for-alaska-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/345236\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Trump says Putin will make deal on Ukraine as leaders prepare for Alaska meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ap25226537540918.jpg\" alt=\"Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a signing ceremony with Parguayan Foreign Minister Rub\u00e9n Ram\u00edrez Lezcano at the State Department in Washington, DC, on Thursday.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi000153b6v6jww6psm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President Donald Trump hopes to reach \u201csome stoppage in fighting\u201d between Russia and Ukraine to create space for negotiations on a full end to the war, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi000163b6vhkc3f3ma@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Speaking ahead of Friday\u2019s summit between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, Rubio said the US is \u201chopeful\u201d that progress can be made and stressed the importance of a ceasefire.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebk7vkl000x3b6v21skq008@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe longer these wars go on, the harder they are to end,\u201d Rubio said, adding that prolonging fighting impacts which side has \u201cleverage\u201d in negotiations. \u201cThat\u2019s the reality of ongoing fighting, which is why a ceasefire is so critical,\u201d he added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote_block-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n                    The top US diplomat noted that \u201cto achieve a peace, I think we all recognize there will have to be some conversation about security guarantees, there\u2019ll have to be some conversation about territorial disputes and claims and what they\u2019re fighting over.\u201d\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi0001a3b6v0f14s0ft@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cTo have a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia, you will need agreement from both Ukraine and Russia,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi0001b3b6vniznd1qr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rubio reiterated the view of Trump that the US will likely know \u201cvery early\u201d in the meeting \u201cwhether something is possible or not.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi0001c3b6vj751v1og@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump himself has said that he believes he will be able to gauge the potential for progress within minutes of meeting his Russian counterpart.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi0001d3b6vbqw5546q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Rubio said for the summit, preparations are \u201cgoing very fast because this was put together very quickly.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmebkbxi0001e3b6vka8c16v1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019ll see how tomorrow plays out,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump hopes to reach \u201csome 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