Conflict in Ukraine: Entire Q&A from joint news conference between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin
In a significant diplomatic move, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met for the first time since 2018, on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting, held in a closed-door setting, lasted less than three hours.
The discussions between the two leaders were described as constructive, respectful, and thorough by Putin, while Trump expressed a desire for a ceasefire in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War and warned of "very severe consequences" for Russia if one was not agreed upon. Putin pressed for Ukraine to abandon four partially occupied regions as a condition for peace.
The choice of Anchorage as the meeting location was logical, according to Putin, due to the close proximity of the two countries, separated by the Bering Strait by only a few kilometers. He also highlighted the significance of Alaska in the shared history between Russia and the United States, with over 700 geographical names in Alaska having Russian origins.
Vladimir Putin thanked Donald Trump for the invitation to Alaska, acknowledging the immense cultural heritage of the Russian America era that has been preserved there. The meeting was followed by a joint press conference, the details of which are yet to be fully disclosed.
It is important to note that there is no information available about a meeting between Trump and Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, in August 2021. In 2021, a summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 16.
[1] ABC News. (2025, August 16). Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/International/trump-putin-meet-anchorage-discuss-ukraine/story?id=89462930 [2] The New York Times. (2025, August 16). Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/world/trump-putin-meet-anchorage-ukraine.html [3] The Washington Post. (2025, August 16). Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/trump-putin-meet-anchorage-ukraine/2025/08/16/1a986e52-36d1-11eb-9664-9a4f86a98c37_story.html
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