Trump and Putin hold a meeting in Alaska
The long-awaited meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin finally took place on August 15, 2025, in the state of Alaska. This marked the first in-person meeting between the two leaders since the 2020 G7 summit in France, and the first meeting between the Russian and U.S. presidents in four years.
The historic meeting occurred at the joint military base of Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage. Trump had announced the meeting on August 9, describing it as "highly anticipated." The leaders' negotiations were set to take place at this location.
The meeting in Anchorage came amidst ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Russia over various international issues. The discussions during the meeting included potential further diplomatic engagement between Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, but no new Trump-Putin meeting dates were announced.
The meeting in Anchorage marked the resumption of high-level bilateral discussions between the U.S. and Russia. The meeting was expected to cover a wide range of topics, including arms control, cybersecurity, and regional conflicts.
Trump personally welcomed Putin, and the two leaders met six times during Trump's first term. Their first full-fledged summit took place on July 16, 2018, in Helsinki. The meeting in Anchorage occurred at 22:00 Moscow time.
Following the meeting, on August 23, 2025, Trump showed a photograph given to him by Putin from that Alaska summit, confirming the meeting had already occurred. As of the latest information, the next scheduled meeting after August 25, 2025, has not been publicly announced.
The meeting in Anchorage, amidst ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Russia over various international issues, was expected to cover a wide range of topics, including arms control, cybersecurity, and regional conflicts, marking the resumption of high-level bilateral discussions between the U.S. and Russia. With no new Trump-Putin meeting dates announced, the discussions during the meeting included potential further diplomatic engagement between Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, which falls under general news, politics, war-and-conflicts, and general international affairs.
