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16 August 2025 - Russia Special Weapons News
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- Trump says "up to Zelensky" to strike ceasefire deal People's Daily 16 Aug 2025 -- Following his talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that it is up to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to strike a ceasefire deal.
- Trump says he had "very productive meeting" with Putin, but no deal reached People's Daily 16 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he had a "very productive meeting" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, but the summit ended without a deal on the Ukraine crisis.
- Trump, Putin hold face-to-face talks in U.S. Alaska People's Daily 16 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held face-to-face talks in Anchorage, the U.S. state of Alaska, on Friday.
- Trump Hails Alaska Summit as Perfect 10 Sputnik 16 Aug 2025 -- President Donald Trump revealed significant progress toward a Ukraine settlement while warning that Zelensky must "make a deal" in a pivotal Fox News interview following his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin.
- No Ukraine Cease-Fire For Trump, And A Red-Carpet Welcome For Putin RFE/RL 16 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin wanted a world stage. Donald Trump wanted a peace deal.
- Trump-Putin meeting ends with progress made but no deal reached People's Daily 16 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday wrapped up a high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, the U.S. state of Alaska, with progress made but no deal reached.
- Ukraine deal evades high-stakes Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska Press TV 16 Aug 2025 -- US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have emerged from a high-profile and high-stakes summit in Anchorage, Alaska, declaring the talks "productive," but without securing a deal for Ukraine.
- Joint news conference by the President of Russia and the President of the United States President of Russia 16 Aug 2025 -- Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump held a joint news conference following Russia-US talks.
- Meeting on the outcomes of the Russia-US summit President of Russia 16 Aug 2025 -- Following his return from the United States, the President held a meeting on the outcomes of the Russia-US talks. The President briefed senior officials of the Presidential Executive Office, the Government, the State Duma, ministries and agencies on the outcomes of the meeting in Anchorage.
- Putin wants Ukraine to cede Donetsk, Luhansk as condition for ending war Press TV 16 Aug 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he would consider ending the war in Ukraine if Kyiv surrenders control of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions to Moscow.
- Russia Takes Control of Two Settlements in Special Op Zone Sputnik 16 Aug 2025 -- Russian armed forces took control of the village of Kolodezi in the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR), the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.
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- Trump Says 'No Deal' With Putin To End Russia's War On Ukraine RFE/RL 16 Aug 2025 -- A much-anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has broken up without a deal on a cease-fire in Ukraine and with neither man taking questions from journalists at a news conference.
- Trump says he had "very productive meeting" with Putin, but no deal reached People's Daily 16 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he had a "very productive meeting" with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, but the summit ended without a deal on the Ukraine crisis.
- Trump, Putin hold face-to-face talks in U.S. Alaska People's Daily 16 Aug 2025 -- U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held face-to-face talks in Anchorage, the U.S. state of Alaska, on Friday.
- Ranking Member Smith Statement on Trump-Putin Summit House Armed Services Committee - Democrats 16 Aug 2025 -- U.S. Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Donald Trump's August 15th meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
- Delegation of State Duma of Russian Federation Leaves Here for Home KCNA 16 Aug 2025 -- A delegation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation led by Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin left here for home on August 15 after paying a congratulatory visit to the DPRK at the invitation of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
- Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of SPA of DPRK Meets Members of Delegation of State Duma of Russian Federation KCNA 16 Aug 2025 -- Kim Song Nam, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK and director of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, met and had a talk in a friendly atmosphere with Ivan Melinikov, first deputy speaker of the State Duma, and other leading members of the delegation of the State Duma of the Russian Federation at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on August 15.
- Delegation of Russian Ministry of Culture Leaves Here for Home KCNA 16 Aug 2025 -- A delegation of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation left here for home on August 15 after visiting the DPRK at the invitation of the Ministry of Culture of the DPRK.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Reply to President of Russian Federation KCNA 16 Aug 2025 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a reply message to Comrade Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on August 15.
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto, August 16, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Aug 2025
- Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye Hakan Fidan, August 16, 2025 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 16 Aug 2025
- Russia Boosts The Taliban's Quest For Legitimacy. Who Will Be Next? RFE/RL 16 Aug 2025 -- The Taliban's four-year quest for legitimacy received a major boost last month when Russia became the first country to formally recognize the group's rule in Afghanistan.
- Araghchi stresses the need to strengthen Iran-Russia cooperation IRNA 16 Aug 2025 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has emphasized the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation with Russia, focusing specifically on areas such as economics, trade, commerce, culture, and consular affairs.
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