US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska on Friday (August 15, 2025) last week. After meeting Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a cash payment to get fuel in three aircraft while returning. This information was given by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday (August 20, 2025). Rubio said that Putin had to pay about 2.5 lakh dollars (about Rs 2.2 crore) in cash to get fuel in three aircraft.
On August 15, when Putin arrived at Alaska to have an important meeting with US President Donald Trump, he was given a grand welcome by laying a red carpet. But Rubio said that his delegation had to pay cash to get fuel in the aircraft as a result of the sanctions imposed by the US.
Russians do not use American banking system: Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview to NBC, ‘When Russian officials landed in Alaska, they came to get fuel. They had to offer cash payments to get fuel in their aircraft as they cannot use our banking system.
He said, ‘From the day restrictions were imposed, they are still fully applicable and their effect is also going on. They suffer the consequences of these sanctions every day, but the squeeze is that it has not changed the direction of war. This does not mean that these restrictions were wrong, it means that they have not changed the result of war.
Putin’s team stayed in Alaska for five hours
Marco Rubio said, ‘Putin’s team stayed in Alaska for about five hours and left Alaska soon after the joint press conference. Trump also confirmed that there was no agreement during the meeting. ” But according to reports, a proposal from Russia was still on the table and there were indications that Trump was encouraging Ukraine to consider it.
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