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- White House says Trump-Putin meeting is a 'listening exercise'</p>
<p>August 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM</p>
<p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Friday's Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin "is a listening exercise for the president," the White House said on Tuesday, tempering expectations for a quick Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal.</p>
<p>"Only one party that's involved in this war is going to be present, and so this is for the president to go and to get, again, a more firm and better understanding of how we can hopefully bring this war to an end," said White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt.</p>
<p>"This is a listening exercise for the president."</p>
<p>Trump will meet one-on-one with Putin during the talks, which will take place in Anchorage, Alaska, the White House said. He may, in the future, also visit Russia.</p>
<p>"Perhaps there are plans in the future to travel to Russia," said Leavitt.</p>
<p>Key issues remain ahead of the talks. Trump has said the two sides will need to cede land to end the bloody 3-1/2-year-old conflict. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said his country's constitution prohibits such a deal and that no arrangements can be made without Ukraine's participation in talks.</p>
<p>The White House declined to comment on conversations taking place prior to the Putin meeting between Trump and Zelenskiy. Trump said on Monday that Zelenskiy may be invited to a future meeting with Putin.</p>
<p>"The president has deep respect for all parties that are involved in this conflict and are trying to bring this conflict to an end," said Leavitt.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt; Editing by Chris Reese and Nia Williams)</p>
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