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Speaker 1 (00:00):
There is still no peace in sight. After nearly three
hours of meeting held in Anchorage City in Alaska, a
state in the United States US between President Vladimir Putin
of Russia and President Donald Trump of the United States
over the war Russia launched since twenty twenty two in Ukraine,
which has led to thousands of deaths, mostly Ukrainians, which
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President Voladimir Zelensky of Ukraine, who was not invited for
the meeting on Friday, in a statement, said that it
was time to end the war, but Russia must take
the necessary steps to a genuine peace steal And. While
commenting on the statement made by the President of Poland
Karl Navroky on Friday via x social media platform to
mark Poland Armed Forces Day, which coincided with the day
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Putin and Trump met in Alaska, President Zelensky said that
Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence and we must always remember
that the miracle on the Vistula was made possible through
joint efforts and it saved Europe and The Polish President
Karl Navoki had said that today we celebrate the one
hundred and fifth anniversary of the Great Polish victory at
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the Battle of Warsaw in nineteen twenty, the Polish Army,
together with Ukrainian forces, successfully repelled the Red Army's westward march,
safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution. For centuries, Russian imperialism
has been a mortal threat to our freedom. Poland's political
tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests on a legacy of
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domestic despotism, in which the only freeman is the ruler himself.
But precisely because Russian despotism is the enemy of freedom,
Russian imperialism can only be defeated through an alliance of
free peoples. My nation halted Russian imperialism at Usha fifteen fourteen,
Klashido one thousand, six hundred ten and Warsaw nineteen twenty.
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It was probably a synature of world attention when Air
Force one and Russia presidential aircraft officially wheeled down a
job and bas Seldendorf as President Donald Trump and President
Vladimir Putin met face to face for the first time
since the war in Ukraine started on February twenty fourth,
twenty twenty two, and the Friday meeting marked the first
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time President Vladimir Putin of Russia was stepping on western
country soil since he launched the war against Ukraine. He
was able to meet Trump in Alaska because the US
is not a member country of the International Criminal Court
Ices that issued a warrant of arrest against the Kremlin
leader since twenty twenty three over alleged war crime in Ukraine.
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It would be recalled that the Russian President Vladimir Putin
did not attend the twenty twenty five annual Brazil, Russia, India,
China and South Africa Summit known as Briggs Summit in
Brazil due to concerns over an International Criminal Court warrant
for his arrest in connection with alleged war crimes committed
in Ukraine. According to the Kremlin aid Yuriyashikov, President Vladimir
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Putin did not attend the summit due to certain difficulties
in the context of the ICC requirement, adding in that context,
the Brazilian government could not take a clear position that
would allow our president to participate in this meeting. Instead,
the Russian leader joined his Bricks colleagues via video link.
Futen was declared a war crimes suspect since the ICC
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named him in a March twenty twenty three arrest warrant
over the mass deportation of Ukrainian children. Russia stands accused
of abducting and deporting tens of thousands of Ukrainian children,
with many victims reportedly subjected to ideological indoctrination to rob
them of the Ukrainian heritage and impose a Russian national identity.
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The alleged mass abductions, according to observers, may qualify as
genocide according to the nineteen forty eight United Nations Genocide Convention,
which identifies forcibly transferring children of the group to another
group as one of five internationally recognized acts of genocide.
As a signatory too the Roman Statute that established the
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icc Brazil would have been obliged to arrest Putin if
he entered the country. Addressing the ICCA warrant in twenty
twenty three, Brazilian President Lewis In or cho Lula dar
Silva initially dismissed talk of detaining the Russian president, before
backtracking and distancing himself from the issue. If Kutin decides
to go to Brazil, it's the justice system that will
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take the decision over whether he should be arrested, not
the government or Congress. Lula stated. Kutin faced similar uncertainty
two years ago ahead of the annual gathering of Bricks Leaders,
which was then being hosted by South Africa. The South
African authorities reportedly came under considerable pressure from their Russian
colleagues to provide assurances that the Kremlin dictator could travel
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to the August twenty twenty three event without fear of arrest.
Russia has made it clear that arresting its sitting president
would be a declaration of war. South African President Cyril
Ramaphosis stated then in the build up to the summit,
the African country was ultimately unable to offer any guarantees,
forcing Putin to abandon his plans to attend the summit
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in South Africa. Fox News reported that the Russian President
Vladimir Putin makes a rare public appearance at a monument
honoring US cooperation during World War II just hours before
his summit with President Trump on Friday, and after the
summit in Alaska, local media showed a video of President
Putin kneeling at every Soviet pilot grave in Alaska as
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both leaders met on the tarmac of the US military
base airport. A flyover of American military planes passed overhead,
including fighter jets and what appeared to be a B
two stealth bomber. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir
Putin emerged from a nearly three hour meeting on the
Ukraine War and gave public statements, but left without announcing
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any agreement or cease fire, and they refused to take
questions from the press. US fighter jets were seen escorting
Vladimir Putin's plane out of Alaska after the summit with Trump.
The Kremlin posted a video on Telegram appearing to show
at least two USF twenty two fighter jets escorting the
Russian president's plane out of Alaska following talks with Donald Trump.
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There's no deal until there's a deal, Trump said. The
White House had said there would be a news conference
after the closed door meeting, but both men walked off
stage without taking any questions. Trump hosted the summit at
a military base in Alaska in an audacious bid to
broker a peace deal and stop a three year war
with Ukraine and its ever rising body count. It was
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not immediately clear what was agreed upon in the talks.
We didn't get there, but we have a very good
chance of getting there, Trump said. President Donald Trump added
via a post that a great and very successful day
in Alaska. It was determined by all that the best
way to end the horrific war between Russia and Ukraine
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is to go directly to a peace agreement. President Zelenski
will be coming to d C the Oval Office on Monday.
While President Putin and Trump were on the way to
meet in Alaska, Volodimir Zelensky of Ukraine, in a number
of press statements made available via his verified ex social
media account, said he held a staff meeting to discuss
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three key issues the front, particularly the Pokrosk sector. We
are countering the attempts of Russian forces to gain a
foothold and increasing the pressure of our units on the occupier.
We are succeeding. Units of the seventy ninth and eighty
second Air Assault Brigades are operating very effectively in the
Domropilia area. Today, a decision was made to further reinforce
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this and other areas in the Danyesk region. Special attention
was paid to positions in the Zaporigia region. I thank
all our warriors for their resilience. The Russian Army continues
to suffer significant losses in its attempts to secure more
favorable political positions for the Russian leadership at the meeting
in Alaska. We understand this plan and are informing our
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partners about the real situation. We also discuss today the
development of the contract system in the defense forces and
the funding of Ukraine's defense and security forces for twenty
twenty five twenty twenty six. Under any circumstances, our army
will be ready to respond effectively and swiftly to threats
to Ukrainian statehood. The priority is the development of a
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contract army. Today, I also expect a report from our
intelligence on the current intentions of the Russian side and
its preparations for the meeting in Alaska. Indeed high stakes.
The key thing is that this meeting should open up
a real path toward a just peace and the substantive
discussion between leaders in a trilateral format US Ukraine, the
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United States and the Russian side. It is time to
end the war and the necessary steps must be taken
by Russia. We are counting on America. We are ready
as always to work as productively as possible. I held
a meeting with the government team, the Office and the
Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council to discuss
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our diplomatic work the highest priority areas. In particular, we
address the funding of Ukraine's defense forces, auditing the effectiveness
of coalitions with partners, special formats, the substance of our
bilateral relations in key global areas, and our work at
the EU level. I instructed that the foreign policy plan
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be updated for the period through the end of the
year on Monday. I expect the updated plan to be
presented with a neighbour like Russia. Only the co operation
of free nations can effectively protect each of them. We
value Poland's support for Ukraine. Ukraine's independence strengthens Poland's independence,
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and we must always remember that the Miracle on the
Vistula was made possible through joint efforts and it saved Europe.
In the same way, Ukrainians have been defending our state
in the full scale war for four years by repelling
the Russian army in Ukraine, Nakiv, in the Sumi, Kharkiv
and Darniesk regions, as well as in the Black Sea.
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Ukrainians are truly ensuring the opportunity for all Europeans to
live freely, free of Moscow's madness. I thank Poland for
walking along this path shoulder to shoulder with us. Congratulations
on Polish Armed Forces Day, and best wishes for our
and your independence to always remain strong. President Karol Navroki
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of Poland had said that today we celebrate the one
hundred and fifth anniversary of the Great Polish victory. At
the Battle of Warsaw in nineteen twenty, the Polish Army,
together with Ukrainian forces, successfully repelled the Red Armies westward March,
safeguarding Europe from a communist revolution. For centuries, Russian imperialism
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has been a mortal threat to our freedom. Poland's political
tradition teaches that Russian expansionism rests on a legacy of
domestic despotism, in which the only free man is the
ruler himself. But precisely because Russian despotism is the enemy
of freedom, Russian imperialism can only be defeated through an
alliance of free peoples. My nation halted Russian imperialism at
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Warsha fifteen fourteen, Klashiino one thousand, six hundred ten and
Warsaw nineteen twenty. The Polish people know that resisting Russian
imperialism is not merely an economic matter. It concerns the
very essence of human and national freedom. Freedom is priceless.
It can neither be bought nor sold. It must be defended.
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This is the Polish tradition, stretching back to the fifteenth century.
V bite all who cherish freedom and peace to join
my fellow polls on August fifteenth in celebrating the halting
of despotism and the defense of liberty. One ready bringing you,
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bring me in a mortage is our mending