Putin says Trump administration is 'listening to us', cites 'noticeable' understanding with US
(2 Sep 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: AGENCY POOL Beijing - 2 September 2025 1. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Slovakian President Robert Fico speaking during meeting 2. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Vladimir Putin, Russian President: ++AUDIO AS INCOMING++ "Our latest contacts with (U.S.) President (Donald) Trump, with the American administration in Anchorage, have shown that the new administration is listening to us. Because if earlier, in contacts with the previous administration of President (Joe) Biden, we talked about this, no one wanted to hear us. Now we see this mutual understanding, it’s noticeable. We are very happy about this and hope this constructive dialogue will continue." 3. Putin and Fico during meeting STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that U.S President Donald Trump’s administration was listening to the Kremlin’s justifications for the conflict in Ukraine and claimed that Moscow and Washington have come to a “mutual understanding” about the fighting. Putin said during a visit to China that “the (Trump) administration is listening to us,” as he complained that former President Joe Biden paid Moscow’s arguments no heed. “Now we see this mutual understanding, it’s noticeable,” Putin said at a bilateral meeting with pro-Russian Slovak President Robert Fico after talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. “We are very happy about this and hope this constructive dialogue will continue.” But Russia faces possible punitive actions by Trump, who has expressed frustration at Putin’s lack of engagement in U.S.-led peace efforts and threatened unspecified “severe consequences.” The American president has made ending the three-year conflict one of his diplomatic priorities and hosted Putin at a summit in Alaska last month. Putin attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in the Chinese city of Tianjin with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who are also facing pressure from Trump. The SCO started out as a security forum viewed as a foil to U.S. influence in Central Asia but it has grown in influence over the years. After the summit, the Russian leader held talks with Xi in Beijing, and on Wednesday he was to attend a massive military parade there commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: / ap_archive Facebook: / aparchives Instagram: / apnews You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...
