Putin to Brief Xi and Modi on Alaska Talks with Trump
Russian president hails China and India’s role in pushing for peace in Ukraine while blaming Western provocation for the conflict
China, PUREWILAYAH.COM - President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation has pledged to personally brief Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the outcomes of his recent negotiations with United States President Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska — talks that were aimed at advancing a political settlement to the conflict in Ukraine.
Speaking on Monday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, the Russian leader praised the diplomatic efforts of China, India, and other strategic partners, stressing that their proposals have been constructive in seeking to end hostilities.
Putin said that understandings reached during the Alaska talks in August “are moving in the right direction, opening a path toward peace in Ukraine.”
He told delegates he would “certainly inform colleagues in more detail of the results” during bilateral meetings, noting that he had already discussed the matter privately with Xi Jinping at the summit’s leaders’ banquet.
Western Provocation at the Heart of the Crisis
The Russian president emphasized that any peace agreement in Ukraine would only be sustainable if “the root causes of the crisis are eliminated,” insisting that “a fair security balance must be restored.”
He pointed to Western attempts to pull Ukraine into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization as “a direct threat to the security of the Russian Federation” and one of the primary triggers of the conflict.
Putin has long maintained that the United States and its allies bear responsibility for escalating tensions in Eastern Europe through NATO expansion, military aid, and political interference in Ukraine — policies Moscow views as destabilizing and aggressive.
Talks with Trump: No Ceasefire, but ‘Extremely Productive’
The high-profile Russia–United States summit, held on August 15 in Anchorage, marked the first in-person meeting between Putin and Trump since the latter assumed his current presidential term earlier this year.
Lasting over three hours, the discussions did not produce an immediate ceasefire or a formal peace deal, but both leaders described the exchange as “extremely productive.”
Following the talks, Donald Trump shifted his focus away from securing an immediate cessation of hostilities and toward pursuing a broader, long-term peace agreement.
He publicly acknowledged that Ukraine should abandon its bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and that the status of Crimea — which joined the Russian Federation following a public referendum in 2014 — is not negotiable.
By pledging to update Xi Jinping, Narendra Modi, and other Shanghai Cooperation Organization leaders on the Alaska talks, Putin underscored Moscow’s commitment to working with non-Western powers to pursue peace while rejecting what he sees as Western-driven agendas that undermine stability and security. (PW)