{"id":2475276,"date":"2025-08-15T17:04:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-shrugs-when-asked-whether-hed-stop-killing-civilians\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T17:05:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T21:05:01","slug":"putin-shrugs-when-asked-whether-hed-stop-killing-civilians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-shrugs-when-asked-whether-hed-stop-killing-civilians\/","title":{"rendered":"Putin shrugs when asked whether he&#8217;d stop killing civilians"},"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\">18<\/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-shrugs-when-asked-whether-hed-stop-killing-civilians%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=2475276&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>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-korea-keeps-testing-icbms-and-we-cant-stop-them\/\" title=\"North Korea Keeps Testing ICBMs (And We Can\u2019t Stop Them)\">high-profile summit<\/a> in Anchorage, Alaska, Russian President Vladimir Putin was asked twice by reporters whether he would commit to stopping the killing of civilians amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. Putin responded first by tapping his ear and shrugging as if not understanding the question.Later, at the summit venue, he seemingly replied but his answer was drowned out by the noise in the room.The meeting, which involved U.S. President Donald trump, was framed as an effort to discuss the ukraine conflict but also touched on economic issues and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >nuclear arms control<\/a>. Following their initial interaction, Trump and putin were seen laughing together in the presidential limousine before proceeding to a bilateral meeting attended by U.S. and Russian officials. The summit was expected to continue with larger discussions and 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>.  <\/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 taps ear and shrugs when asked whether he would stop &lsquo;killing civilians&rsquo;<\/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_2204886\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>ANCHORAGE, Alaska &ndash;<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Russian<\/a> President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vladimir-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vladimir Putin <\/a>has been pressed twice by reporters during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-freezes-sending-military-aid-package-to-ukraine-included-lethal-weapons-report\/\" title=\"Biden Admin Freezes S...ing Military Aid Package To ..., Included Lethal Weapons: Report\">high-stakes summit<\/a> with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> in Alaska on whether he would commit to stopping the killing of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Putin, will you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kurt-schlichter-no-sacrifices-for-ukraine\/\" title=\"Kurt Schlichter: No Sacrifices for ...\">stop killing civilians<\/a>?&rdquo; a reporter asked Putin on Friday after Trump and Putin shook hands on the tarmac of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3501102\/trump-putin-meeting-alaska-russia-ukraine-war\/\">Trump and Putin start &#8216;high-stakes&#8217; in-person meeting to end Russia-Ukraine war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500905\/trump-us-wont-do-business-with-russia-until-we-get-the-war-settled\/\">Trump says US won&#8217;t do business with Russia &#8216;until we get the war settled&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500827\/trump-tariffs-steel-microchips-semiconductors-next-week-and-week-after\/\">Trump to set tariffs on steel, microchips, and semiconductors &#8216;next week and the week after&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3501102\/trump-putin-meeting-alaska-russia-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP AND PUTIN START &lsquo;HIGH-STAKES&rsquo; IN-PERSON MEETING TO END RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR\">TRUMP AND PUTIN START &lsquo;HIGH-STAKES&rsquo; IN-PERSON MEETING TO END RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Putin, who speaks English, tapped his ear and shrugged, signaling he could not hear or understand.<\/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\">REPORTER: President Putin, will you stop killing civilians?<\/p>\n<p>PUTIN: *taps ear* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hFrn7VjiI\">pic.twitter.com\/0hFrn7VjiI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1956434390172549503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 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>Trump and Putin then stepped into the presidential limousine, known as The Beast, accompanied only by a driver and Secret Service agent for the short commute to the summit site elsewhere on the base, and were captured on camera laughing in the back seat.<\/p>\n<p>Once at the summit site, against a background of United States and Russian flags, in addition to a banner emblazoned with the words &ldquo;Pursuing Peace,&rdquo; Putin was asked the same question. This time, he seemed to respond, but his reaction was impossible to hear over the cacophony of the chaos in the room.<\/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\">asked if he&#8217;ll &#8220;commit to not killing any more civilians,&#8221; Putin smirks and says something that you can&#8217;t hear above the total chaos of the pool spray <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ipdb3YlwX\">pic.twitter.com\/4ipdb3YlwX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/atrupar\/status\/1956438651300364667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump and Putin are now scheduled to take part in a three-on-three meeting attended by Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Marco Rubio<\/a>, U.S. Special Envoy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-witkoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Steve Witkoff<\/a>, Russian Foreign Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sergey-lavrov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sergey Lavrov<\/a>, and Russian foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov, addressing critics&rsquo; concerns regarding Trump being alone in a room with Putin, a former Russian intelligence officer.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Donald Trump talks with Russia&rsquo;s President Vladimir Putin on Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After the meeting, the group of six is expected to be expanded for a sit-down lunch before an anticipated joint press conference, including Defense Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pete Hegset<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pete-hegseth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"h\">h<\/a>, Treasury Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Scott Bessent<\/a>, Commerce Secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/howard-lutnick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Howard Lutnick<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">White House<\/a> chief of staff <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/susie-wiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Susie Wiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The summit is being held under the pretense of discussing Putin&rsquo;s three-year war in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ukraine<\/a>, but the Russian has indicated his preference for the conversation to also touch on economic issues and a nuclear arms treaty.<\/p>\n<p>Read more from the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;on the Trump-Putin meeting:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3500775\/trump-looks-to-apply-lessons-from-helsinki-in-face-to-face-with-putin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP LOOKS TO APPLY LESSONS FROM HELSINKI IN FACE-TO-FACE WITH PUTIN<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3500248\/trump-putin-summit-reality-things-stand-ukraine-battlefield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT: THE REALITY OF WHERE THINGS STAND ON THE UKRAINE BATTLEFIELD<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500844\/trump-putin-summit-ukraine-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRUMP THREATENS &lsquo;SEVERE&rsquo; CONSEQUENCES FOR PUTIN: &lsquo;NOT DOING THIS FOR MY HEALTH&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3500351\/trump-putin-rare-earth-minerals-deal-peace-ukraine-alaska-meeting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP DODGES QUESTIONS ON RARE EARTH MINERALS DEAL FOR PUTIN&rsquo;S PEACE<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3496144\/european-leaders-wary-trump-putin-summit-land-concessions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EUROPEAN LEADERS WARY THAT TRUMP-PUTIN SUMMIT COULD END WITH LAND CONCESSIONS<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3496275\/trump-next-meeting-after-vladimir-putin-summit-volodymyr-zelensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS &lsquo;NEXT MEETING&rsquo; AFTER PUTIN SUMMIT WILL INVOLVE ZELENSKY<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3497030\/zelensky-warns-putin-preparing-for-more-war-not-peace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>ZELENSKY WARNS PUTIN IS PREPARING FOR MORE WAR, NOT PEACE, AHEAD OF TRUMP MEETING<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3495551\/zelensky-trump-alaska-peace-talks-rejects-land-swap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>TRUMP&rsquo;S RUSSIA SANCTION DEADLINE COMES AND GOES WITH A WHIMPER<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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_2204886\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2204886\"}});<\/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 shrugs and taps ear when asked about stopping civilian deaths<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2475277,"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\/08\/Trump-Putin-cant-hear-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[55571,5894,3733,50434],"class_list":["post-2475276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-civilian-casualties","tag-politics","tag-putin","tag-war-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Trump-Putin-cant-hear-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475276","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\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2475276"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2475280,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2475276\/revisions\/2475280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2475277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2475276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2475276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2475276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}