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Trump and Putin: Summit meetings without binding results in Anchorage!
Summit between Trump and Putin on August 16, 2025 in Anchorage: No agreement achieved, but evaluates discussions as "productive".
Trump and Putin: Summit meetings without binding results in Anchorage!
On August 16, 2025, a summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin took place in Anchorage. Despite the talks, no binding agreements or an armistice were reached, and the press conference after the meeting was characterized by questions that were not answered by Trump. The president nevertheless described the talks as "productive" and emphasized that "it was now really up to President Selenskyj". This statement shows that responsibility for further progress in the Ukraine conflict of Trump is transferred to the Ukrainian president.
Trump praised Putin, despite his previous critical statements, and evaluated the meeting with "ten out of ten points". His statements suggest that many points were addressed, even if some remained open. What was striking was the symbolic gesture that Putin received a letter from Melania Trump, which pointed out the emergency of children in Ukraine and Russia. During the meeting, Trump emphasized that "there is no deal until there is a deal", which signals a persistent uncertainty about the future of the talks.
Media reactions and Trump-Putin relationships
The media expressed dissatisfaction with Trump's behavior during the press conference, since no clear points were addressed to ceasefire or tariffs. Nevertheless, Putin plans to use the meeting as a starting point for the settlement of the Ukraine conflict and is open to another meeting, possibly in Moscow, which Trump has not rejected. Further discussions with NATO allies and President Selenskyj are to take place in the near future.
In a different context, Trump shows a strong performance in surveys, especially in the middle west, while his rival Kamala Harris has difficulty breaking away from him. According to current surveys, Trump has a probability of almost 70 % (68.4 %) to win the election in 2024. Harris only comes to 30.9 %. Trump only needed 46,000 votes in the 2020 election to be re -elected after Joe Biden won with a narrow lead in Pennsylvania, which amounts to 80,000 votes. The challenges for the Harris Walz campaign are therefore in the foreground in the strongly filled political space.
Trump and the African American voices
The recognition of Trump's support in the African American community was also discussed. At a celebration of Black History Month in the White House, Trump emphasized the role of Black Americans in history and criticized earlier political approaches that reduced history to 1619. In this event, which included prominent guests such as the golfer Tiger Woods and Senator Tim Scott, Trump honored generations of African -American role models and emphasized that "one of the great reasons why I am president are the voices of Black Americans." According to AP Votecast, Trump received about 20 percent of Black American's votes in 2024, which has been the highest percentage for a Republican presidential candidate since Gerald Ford.
This review of Trump's political work and its current survey values illustrates the complexity of the political landscape in the United States. While he continues to contribute to the Ukraine conflict, his influence in the electorate remains remarkable, especially in view of his reputation within the African-American community.