No scheduled Trump-Putin summit in Rome
The upcoming meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump will not take place in Rome, as previously speculated. Instead, the confirmed venue for this historic summit, excluding Europe, is Anchorage, Alaska.
The summit is scheduled to take place at the Elmendorf-Richardson US military base in Anchorage on August 15, 2025. This will mark the first meeting on US soil between the two leaders in decades.
Originally, Vladimir Putin had suggested the United Arab Emirates as a suitable venue. However, US officials preferred to avoid long Middle East trips following Trump's recent visit there. As a result, they settled on Anchorage, Alaska.
This will be the first Russia–US summit hosted in the United States since 1988 and the first meeting between Trump and Putin since 2019. The choice of Alaska, part of US territory but geographically outside the continental United States, serves as a strategic location for such an international meeting.
Arab countries are being considered as a possible venue for future meetings, but no specific Arab country has been confirmed as the venue for this summit. European venues, on the other hand, are not being considered.
The exact date for the meeting between Putin and Trump has not yet been confirmed. However, Yury Ushakov, Putin's aide, reported that the meeting is tentatively scheduled for the following week.
Additional details about the summit, including any further venues or dates, have not been reported since the source's statement to TASS. Heightened security preparations, including airspace closures, hint at VIP arrivals, but no specific details have been provided.
[1] TASS News Agency [2] The New York Times [3] CNN [4] BBC News [5] The Washington Post
- The upcoming Russia-US summit, scheduled to take place on August 15, 20225, in Anchorage, Alaska, will be a significant event in war-and-conflicts and politics, as it marks the first meeting between Putin and Trump since 2019.
- The choice of Alaska as the venue for this summit, instead of Europe or the Middle East, highlights the strategic importance of this meeting and its implications in general news.
