Trump And Russia Finally Admit What The Rest Of The West Already Suspected

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68e65f47150000b90e269ae4.jpeg?cache=H6fGOwXMQG&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. " data-caption="President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. " data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="via Associated Press" />President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. </div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Both <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump</a> and<a href="news/vladimir-putin" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> one of Vladimir Putin’s </a>ministers have finally admitted to what the rest of the West has known for while: that their supposed friendship is not going to help end the <a href="news/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a> war any time soon.</p><p>The US president was quick to revive his warm relationship with the Russian tyrant once he returned to the White House earlier this year.</p><p>Trump offered to end the <a href="news/ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ukraine</a> war on Putin’s terms by demilitarising Ukraine and forcing it to hand its occupied territories over to the aggressor.</p><p>He then rolled out the red carpet for Putin in Alaska back in August, arranging a rare face-to-face meeting with the pariah.</p><p>The US president <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/ent