{"id":12372,"date":"2025-08-16T07:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T07:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-and-putin-hold-joint-press-conference-after-critical-meeting-on-future-of-ukraine-war\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T07:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T07:21:40","slug":"trump-and-putin-hold-joint-press-conference-after-critical-meeting-on-future-of-ukraine-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/trump-and-putin-hold-joint-press-conference-after-critical-meeting-on-future-of-ukraine-war\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after critical meeting on future of Ukraine war"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-testid=\"video-page\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-page__player\"><picture class data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1240px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-760x428,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755301075910_n_msnbc_pl_full_trump_putin_250815_1920x1080-yd4yq2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"playlist-drawer\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755301075910_n_msnbc_pl_full_trump_putin_250815_1920x1080-yd4yq2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755287278534_n_tur_vindman_agrawal_mcfaul_trump_putin_traven_together_to_summit_ukraine_war_250815_1920x1080-8kw0du.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &#8216;lights up&#8217; when he greets Putin: Katy Tur<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">07:52<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755287281330_n_tur_richard_engel_trump_putin_arrive_in_alaska_for_summit_ukrainians_reactions_250815_1920x1080-nsjctm.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Ukrainians not going to like what they are seeing&#8217;: Engel<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:20<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755285618723_n_tur_trump_putin_arrive_in_anchorage_alaska_for_summit_over_war_in_ukraine_250815_1920x1080-v7uzbh.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump and Putin meet on red carpet ahead of summit in Alaska<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:02<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755278483583_n_jansing_jack_jacobs_trump_putin_land_in_alaska_for_historic_summit_over_ukraine_250815_1920x1080-wy7r3d.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;No matter what the outcome is&#8217; Putin and Russia have already won: Ret. Army Colonel<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755276637658_n_jansing_leon_panetta_trump_putin_meeting_seven_years_later_helsinki_alaska_250815_1920x1080-lghuqm.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Humiliation in Helsinki&rsquo; summit was &lsquo;a disaster&rsquo; that made Trump &lsquo;look very weak&rsquo;: Panetta<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755276627333_n_jansing_daalder_mcfaul_trump_putin_summit_in_alaska_ukraine_war_zelenskyy_250815_1920x1080-brt3hp.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Summit is &lsquo;already a big achievement&rsquo; for Putin since he&rsquo;s meeting with U.S. President: McFaul<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">10:42<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755273202918_n_cabrera_kira_rudik_trump_putin_meeting_ukrainian_president_zelenskyy_not_there_250815_1920x1080-ytswfx.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Ukrainian Parliament member shares country&#8217;s perspective on Trump-Putin summit<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:18<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755272514112_n_cabrera_michael_mcfaul_haake_trump_en_route_to_alaska_for_putin_meeting_alaska_250815_1920x1080-3nowj3.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Former Amb. 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Trump with some concession &#8216;that&#8217;s a win&#8217; for Russia: Pletka<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:37<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755201915924_n_tur_rhodes_haake_talcott_trump_putin_meeting_in_alaska_tomorrow_war_in_ukraine_250814_1920x1080-m3vzg4.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &#8216;still seems reluctant&#8217; to move ahead with stricter sanctions for Russia: Journalist<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:36<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755189699304_n_jansing_bump_alexander_stengel_jacobs_trump_putin_meeting_in_alaska_tomorrow_250814_1920x1080-g4sjri.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">If Trump doesn&rsquo;t give Putin the Donbas region &lsquo;it will explode the talks&rsquo;: Stengel<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755185798286_n_cabrera_igor_novikov_trump_putin_meeting_tomorrow_in_alaska_ukraine_war_250814_1920x1080-n2i9ew.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Ukraine needs to be at the table&#8217;: Ex-Zelenskyy advisor on Trump-Putin summit<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">03:31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755115939093_n_tur_stengel_boot_trump_putin_set_to_meet_at_alaska_military_base_on_friday_ukraine_250813_1920x1080-z7hauy.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump has &#8216;already made Putin the victor&#8217; by inviting him to Alaska: Richard Stengel<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">05:54<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755103290470_n_jansing_ben_rhodes_trump_zelenskyy_putin_european_leaders_meet_before_summit_250813_1920x1080-kt8vfd.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump: &lsquo;Severe consequences&rsquo; if Putin doesn&rsquo;t end war in Ukraine<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:59<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755102975223_n_mj_anderson_250813_1920x1080-8m1zu7.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;To Lose a War&#8217; compiles years of Afghanistan reporting<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">09:12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755099700171_n_cabrera_guttenberg_alcindor_pifer_zelenskyy_trump_calls_putin_summit_alaska_friday_250813_1920x1080-01d4ku.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Putin thinks he has a chance to &#8216;score&#8217; some &#8216;big victories&#8217; over Ukraine: Fmr. Amb. Pifer<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:35<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755095189134_n_cabrera_alcindor_bodner_sherman_polymeropoulos_trump_zelenskyy_putin_meetings_250813_1920x1080-ewmfss.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump calls Zelenskyy, European allies today ahead of Putin meeting<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">11:12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755013428996_n_mj_gaza_250812_1920x1080-68fnr0.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&#8216;Devastating conditions&#8217;: Relief worker describes worsening situation in Gaza<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">08:12<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"video-details\">\n<h2 data-testid=\"unibrow-container\"><span data-testid=\"unibrow-text\">BLN<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section data-testid=\"video-page-playlist\">\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div>\n<p>Now Playing<\/p>\n<picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755301075910_n_msnbc_pl_full_trump_putin_250815_1920x1080-yd4yq2.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump and Putin hold joint press conference after critical meeting on future of Ukraine war<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">12:13<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<p>UP NEXT<\/p>\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755287278534_n_tur_vindman_agrawal_mcfaul_trump_putin_traven_together_to_summit_ukraine_war_250815_1920x1080-8kw0du.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">Trump &#8216;lights up&#8217; 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Army Colonel<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">04:47<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div data-testid=\"playlist-drawer-video\">\n<div><picture data-testid=\"picture\" data-flavor=\"focal\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 758px)\"><source media=\"(min-width: 320px)\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_focal-520x260,f_auto,q_auto:best\/mpx\/2704722219\/2025_08\/1755276637658_n_jansing_leon_panetta_trump_putin_meeting_seven_years_later_helsinki_alaska_250815_1920x1080-lghuqm.jpg\" alt><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div>\n<h2 data-testid=\"playlist-title\">&lsquo;Humiliation in Helsinki&rsquo; summit was &lsquo;a disaster&rsquo; that made Trump &lsquo;look very weak&rsquo;: Panetta<\/h2>\n<p><span data-testid=\"playlist-duration\">06:31<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/msnbc\/watch\/trump-and-putin-hold-joint-press-conference-after-critical-meeting-on-future-of-ukraine-war-245108293775\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now Playing UP NEXT Trump &#8216;lights up&#8217; when he greets Putin: Katy Tur 07:52 &#8216;Ukrainians not going to like what they are seeing&#8217;: Engel 04:20 Trump and Putin meet on red carpet ahead of summit in Alaska 11:02 &#8216;No matter what the outcome is&#8217; Putin and Russia have already won: Ret. 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