Moscow 'killing' on day of negotiations as well, claims Zelenskyy as Trump, Putin meet in Alaska

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. (File photo/AP)

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday that Russia was still killing people and was not showing any intent to end the war, hours before the Trump-Putin Alaska summit got underway.

"There is no order, nor any signals from Moscow that it is preparing to end this war... ," Zelensky said in a video address posted on social media.

“On the day of negotiations, the Russians are killing as well. And that speaks volumes," Zelenskyy posted on X.

On the day of negotiations, the Russians are killing as well. And that speaks volumes. Recently, weʼve discussed with the U.S. and Europeans what can truly work. Everyone needs a just end to the war. Ukraine is ready to work as productively as possible to bring the war to an end,… pic.twitter.com/tmN8F4jDzl

— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 15, 2025

He affirmed that Ukraine was ready to work to bring the war to an end and said that Kyiv was counting on a “strong position" from America.

Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday said that the war in Ukraine would not have happened if Donald Trump had been in White House in 2022, signalling a potential thaw in relations.

"I would like to remind you, that in 2022, during the last contact with the previous administration, I tried to convince my previous American colleague, the situation should not be brought to the point of no return when it would come to hostilities," Putin said after his nearly three-hour summit with Trump in Alaska.

The highly anticipated summit between the two leaders yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, despite both leaders describing the talks in Alaska as productive.

During a brief appearance before the media following the nearly three-hour talks, the two leaders said they had made progress on unspecified issues.

"There were many, many points that we agreed on. I would say a couple of big ones that we haven't quite got there, but we've made some headway," Trump said. "There's no deal until there's a deal," he added.