(15 Aug 2025)
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JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – 15 August 2025
1. US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands on the tarmac before their summit on the Russia-Ukraine war
2. Trump and Putin stand on platform while reporters shout questions
3. They walk toward a car and get inside
5. Car drives off, Putin and Trump are seen through window
STORYLINE:
President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin kicked off their Alaska summit with a warm handshake on Friday, greeting each other like old friends before heading into hours of discussions that could reshape the war in Ukraine and relations between Moscow and Washington.
After descending from Air Force One, Trump applauded the Russian leader as Putin approached, walking along red carpets that had been placed for each leader. They gripped hands for an extended period of time, with both men smiling, and Putin eventually grinned and pointed skyward while their hands were still clasped.
Uniformed military members stood at attention nearby at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, and B-2s and F-22s — military aircraft designed to oppose Russia during the Cold War — flew over to mark the moment.
Reporters nearby yelled, “President Putin, will you stop killing civilians?” and Putin put his hand up to his ear but didn’t answer. Trump and Putin both climbed in the U.S. presidential limo, with Putin grinning widely as the vehicle rolled past the cameras.
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