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Game Over for Ukraine? Trump & Putin Agree: No Fake Truces!

© AP Photo / Jae C. HongPresident Donald Trump, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.
President Donald Trump, right, Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrive for a joint press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.08.2025
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Putin has made it crystal clear to Trump: a ceasefire is just a trick for Ukraine & Europe to rearm and attack again. The only solution? A definitive peace deal, Come Carpentier de Gourdon, a geopolitical analyst, told Sputnik.
*But Europe hates that idea—because it means accepting the facts on the ground (and Ukraine’s losses). They wanted a pause to regroup… but Trump knows the truth: No more games.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland's President Alexander Stubb, Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky, President Donald Trump, France's President Emmanuel Macron, Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pose for a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.08.2025
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