{"id":2474601,"date":"2025-08-14T09:50:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-weighs-arms-control-agreements-amid-trumps-energetic-efforts-to-end-ukraine-war-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:51:57","slug":"putin-weighs-arms-control-agreements-amid-trumps-energetic-efforts-to-end-ukraine-war-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-weighs-arms-control-agreements-amid-trumps-energetic-efforts-to-end-ukraine-war-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin weighs arms control agreements amid Trump\u2019s \u2018energetic\u2019 efforts to end Ukraine war &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fputin-weighs-arms-control-agreements-amid-trumps-energetic-efforts-to-end-ukraine-war-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2474601&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed optimism ahead of a summit in Alaska with U.S. President Donald Trump, highlighting Trump&#8217;s &#8220;energetic and sincere&#8221; efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Putin indicated that the talks could pave the way for new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strategic arms control agreements<\/a>, as existing treaties like the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty are nearing expiration amid deteriorating U.S.-Russia relations. The Alaska meeting will include a private session between the two leaders, followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ioc-president-will-not-add-fuel-to-summer-olympics-cancellation-rumors\/\" title=\"IOC president will \u2018not add fuel\u2019 to Summer Olympics cancellation rumors\">joint press conference<\/a>, with high-ranking Russian officials accompanying Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Despite cautious optimism from Washington and Moscow, Ukraine and European nations remain concerned. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky insists on no territorial concessions to Russia as part of any peace deal, supported by European allies. conversely, Trump has suggested territorial transfers might potentially be necessary to end the conflict. Putin firmly rejects ceding any Russian-held territories in eastern and southern Ukraine and maintains hardline conditions, including Ukraine abandoning NATO ambitions and reducing its military capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The summit arrives as Russian forces have recently made significant advances in the Donbass region, strengthening Moscow&#8217;s position ahead of negotiations.both sides continue to have incompatible preconditions, making the prospects for an immediate peace agreement uncertain.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Putin weighs arms control agreements amid Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;energetic&rsquo; efforts to end Ukraine war<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2203427\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Russian President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Russian\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> on Thursday gave an optimistic assessment of Friday&rsquo;s Alaska summit with President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>, floating new strategic arms control agreements in the future.<\/p>\n<p>Putin praised Trump&rsquo;s efforts to end the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia-ukraine-war\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"fighting in Ukraine\">fighting in Ukraine<\/a>, believing it was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/george-floyd-family-pushes-congressional-police-reform-at-white-house\/\" title=\"George Floyd Family Pushes Congressional Police Reform At White House\">good-faith effort<\/a> for peace. Part of Friday&rsquo;s talks will cover other areas of mutual interest between the U.S. and Russia.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3498749\/keir-starmer-trump-putin-meeting-alaska-ukraine-ceasefire\/\">Keir Starmer praises Trump for opening door to possible Russia-Ukraine ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498694\/trump-putin-warns-severe-consequences-peace-ukraine\/\">Trump warns of &#8216;very severe&#8217; consequences if Putin does not want peace with Ukraine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3498477\/kim-jong-un-putin-alaska-summit-trump\/\">Kim Jong Un gives Putin pep talk ahead of Alaska summit with Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I would like to tell you about the stage we are at with the current American administration, which, as everyone knows, is making, in my opinion, quite energetic and sincere efforts to stop the fighting, end the crisis, and reach agreements of interest to all parties involved in this conflict,&rdquo; Putin said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the meeting could set the table for future strategic arms control agreements, as talks on the subject have deteriorated since the decline in U.S.-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russia<\/a> relations. The last major arms control treaty between the two, the New Strategic Arms Reduction, is due to expire in February 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Kremlin foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov gave further details on Friday&rsquo;s Alaska summit on Thursday. The summit will feature a one-on-one meeting between the two heads of state, with only translators present. This will be followed by a joint press conference.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Putin, Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, Ushakov, and Special Envoy Kirill Dmitriev will be traveling to Alaska as part of the Russian delegation.<\/p>\n<p>Dmitriev&rsquo;s plane took off from Moscow shortly before 8 a.m., bound for Anchorage, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Alaska<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On the way &#127479;&#127482;&#129309;&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xW1FwUAFyu\">pic.twitter.com\/xW1FwUAFyu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kirill A. Dmitriev (@kadmitriev) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kadmitriev\/status\/1955962311828504829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Expectations for Friday&rsquo;s summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson are mixed, with Washington and Moscow optimistic but Kyiv and Europe largely worried. Trump has soothed the Europeans&rsquo; worries by saying it would only serve as a &ldquo;feel-out meeting&rdquo; in which he&rsquo;ll be able to &ldquo;know exactly whether or not a deal can be made&rdquo; within the &ldquo;first two minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not going to make a deal. It&rsquo;s not up to me to make a deal,&rdquo; Trump said on Monday. <\/p>\n<p>However, he warned on Wednesday that there would be &ldquo;very severe consequences&rdquo; if Putin doesn&rsquo;t appear willing to end the war.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting comes as Moscow and Kyiv still hold mutually exclusive preconditions for any deal. Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Volodymyr-Zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Volodymyr Zelensky<\/a> has stressed that he would never accept a deal that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-expands-push-for-donbas-cuts-off-gas-to-finland\/\" title=\"... Expands Push for Donbas, Cuts off Gas to Finland\">involved ceding territory<\/a> taken by Russia, as the constitution forbids him from doing so. He was backed up on this by his European allies, who stressed to Trump that any deal that involved ceding territory is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has relayed his belief that a territorial transfer would likely be necessary to end the war. Russia annexed four oblasts largely seized by its forces in September 2022 after a much-scrutinized referendum. <\/p>\n<p>Putin has ruled out handing over any territory in Donetsk, Lugansk, Kherson, or Zaporozhye, as he considers this territory an inexorable part of Russia.<\/p>\n<p>He&rsquo;s mocked Ukraine&rsquo;s stubbornness publicly, given its recent poor fortunes on the battlefield.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Keep at it, then, keep at it. It will only get worse,&rdquo; Putin said at an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/economy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">economic forum<\/a> in June. &ldquo;Wherever a Russian soldier sets his foot, it&rsquo;s ours.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Putin has also been unwilling to compromise on Russia&rsquo;s conditions, including ruling out Ukrainian NATO membership and downsizing Ukraine&rsquo;s military.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3496735\/russia-breaks-through-ukraine-line-alaska-meeting-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"RUSSIA BREAKS THROUGH MAIN UKRAINIAN DEFENSIVE LINE AHEAD OF ALASKA MEETING WITH TRUMP\">RUSSIA BREAKS THROUGH MAIN UKRAINIAN DEFENSIVE LINE AHEAD OF ALASKA MEETING WITH TRUMP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have stated Russia&rsquo;s goals,&rdquo; he said earlier this month. &ldquo;These conditions undoubtedly remain the same.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Putin&rsquo;s forces boosted their case over the weekend just prior to Friday&rsquo;s meeting, launching an assault in the Donbass that resulted in one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3496735\/russia-breaks-through-ukraine-line-alaska-meeting-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"biggest breakthroughs of the war\">biggest breakthroughs of the war<\/a> since September 2022. Ukraine has struggled to plug the gap with its strained forces.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2203427\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2203427\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putin views arms control talks positively amid Trump&#8217;s active push to end Ukraine conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2474602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-putin-talks.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[60682,3733,3634,23119,32076],"class_list":["post-2474601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-arms-control","tag-putin","tag-trump","tag-ukraine-war","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-putin-talks.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474601"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474605,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474601\/revisions\/2474605"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}