Disrupted Schedule: ARD Alters TV Broadcast Immediately Due to Putin-Trump Meetings
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, scheduled for August 15 and 16, 2025, is set to be the focus of extensive coverage by German public broadcasters ARD and Das Erste. The talks, taking place in Anchorage, Alaska, mark the first in-person encounter since the Ukraine conflict escalated.
Tagesschau24 will provide continuous coverage of the meeting until 14:00 CET, with ARD's studio in Kyiv headed by Vassili Golod providing reactions and background information. The meeting, starting around 3:30 pm EST, is anticipated to last between four to seven hours, with discussions centred on a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis.
Two 15-minute special broadcasts with live reports from Alaska are scheduled for 2:50 and 4:20 in the night from Friday to Saturday. ARD's Russia correspondent Silke Diettrich and MOMA correspondent Sabine Scholt will be providing information, illuminating the German and European perspective through interviews.
The ARD has temporarily adjusted its TV schedule to cover the meeting, with Das Erste providing live coverage of the talks. The summit will also feature high-level delegations, including business and finance officials from both countries, indicating potential economic and trade topics alongside security issues.
President Trump has acknowledged up to a 25% chance of the meeting being unsuccessful, framing it as setting up for possible further talks. Former German ambassador to Moscow, Rüdiger von Fritsch, and correspondent Susanne Petersohn from eastern Ukraine will also contribute to the coverage.
On Saturday morning, there will be a special edition of "ARD-Morgenmagazin extra" from 7:00 to 9:50, featuring live reports from Gudrun Engel in Washington. CDU foreign policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter and Jan van Aken from Die Linke are expected as political guests.
The meeting between Trump and Putin is eagerly anticipated and will be covered by the media, with Das Erste broadcasting several special editions of the "Tagesschau" in the night from Friday to Saturday. The media's attention is fixed on the potential outcomes of this significant meeting, as efforts to end the war in Ukraine are discussed.
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, focused on a long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis, is anticipated to generate extensive coverage on German public broadcasters ARD and Das Erste, particularly in the field of general news, politics, and war-and-conflicts.
ARD's Russia correspondent Silke Diettrich and MOMA correspondent Sabine Scholt will be providing information, offering a German and European perspective on the discussions, while former German ambassador to Moscow, Rüdiger von Fritsch, and correspondent Susanne Petersohn from eastern Ukraine will also contribute to the coverage, highlighting the political and war-and-conflicts aspects.
