US EditionThe Latest: Trump en Route to High-Stakes Meeting with Putin in Alaska
Alaska's proximity to Russia and legal protections for Putin provide strategic advantages for the summit, with Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson hosting talks on Arctic security and Ukraine conflict.
- On Friday, August 15, 2025, a critical summit will take place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, where the leader of the United States, Donald Trump, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks.
- The summit location offers exceptional security and privacy while providing legal protection to Putin as the US does not recognize ICC jurisdiction related to his arrest warrant for war crimes.
- Alaska's proximity to Russia, shared Arctic interests, Cold War defense role, and historical ties—including its former Russian colony status and strategic energy resources—shape the summit's significance.
- The military base spans 64,000 hectares near Anchorage, and Alaska lies just 55 miles across the Bering Strait from Russia, illustrating its strategic importance for Arctic security and energy supply talks.
- The meeting could influence the Russia-Ukraine conflict and European security, while symbolizing the potential for US-Russia cooperation despite recent tensions and legal challenges involving Putin.
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Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump meet in Alaska this Friday. "I can't imagine that such a meeting has been organised without prior agreements," says Michel Fayad, geopolitical analyst, on LCI. "All this is theatre," he says. - Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska: "I think all this is theatre" (International).
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US President Donald Trump will personally welcome Russian President Vladimir Putin upon his plane's landing in Alaska, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. During the four-hour flight from Magadan to Anchorage, according to Peskov, Putin will study extensive documents.
Everything is ready in Anchorage for the meeting between the US and Russian leaders, Putin: the summit will start today at 21 Italian hours. The head of the White House: ...
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