Trump praises 'warm' meeting with Putin --The U.S. president has said he and his Russian counterpart "agree on a lot" | 16 Aug 2025 | U.S. President Donald Trump has described his summit in Alaska with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, as a "warm meeting," and suggested that the Ukraine conflict is close to being resolved. In an interview with Fox News, the U.S. leader praised the three-hour talks with Putin in Anchorage on Friday, noting that they had made progress in talks mainly focused on ending the hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. "Actually, I think we agree on a lot. I can tell you, the meeting was...warm," Trump said, calling Putin a "strong guy." The U.S. leader earlier suggested that he would "give today a ten" when it came to the outcome of the summit.