US EditionTrump Says He Will Meet With Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15 for Ukraine War Talks
ALASKA, UNITED STATES, AUG 9 – The meeting aims to explore a peace deal involving territorial swaps amid over three years of conflict, though Ukraine rejects any agreement without its direct involvement, officials said.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday, August 15, 2025, in Alaska, the first US-Russia summit since 2022.
- Following stalled peace talks, Trump, frustrated by delays, has voiced disappointment with Putin over ongoing Russian offensives since February 2022.
- Following a week of talks and a Wednesday call, Alaska was chosen as the summit site, deemed 'quite logical' by the Kremlin spokesperson, with Trump suggesting territorial swaps.
- The Alaska summit marks Trump’s first in-person encounter with Putin since his return, as Zelenskyy warned any deal excluding Kyiv would be a 'dead solution' that 'never works' and rejected territorial concessions.
- A senior White House official said US senior officials are meeting with Ukrainian and European counterparts to explore peace paths ahead of the Trump-Putin summit.
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By PAUL FUHS What an honor to have these talks between President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin here in Alaska on Aug. 15. More than any other US state, Alaska has been negatively affected by the latest European conflict, the Ukraine war. The stakes for us in a successful negotiated settlement are enormous. Of course, these talks […] The post Paul Fuhs: What can Alaska gain from Trump and Putin talks next week in our state? appeared first on Mu…
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Trump to Meet Putin in Alaska Next Week
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the Ukraine war. Hours earlier, during a peace summit at the White House between the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Trump suggested that a Russia-Ukraine peace deal will involve “some swapping of territories.” Bloomberg had reported the same day that Putin was demanding Ukraine give up the entire eastern Donbas reg…
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