Trump and Putin hold meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, at White House's arrangement - Trump and Putin hold a meeting in Anchorage, Alaska
Trump and Putin Discuss Russo-Ukrainian War at Anchorage Summit
US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska, on August 15, 2025, for a highly anticipated diplomatic encounter. This was Putin’s first visit to a Western country since the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the first summit between Trump and Putin as sitting presidents since 2019.
The primary agenda of the Alaska 2025 summit was the Russo-Ukrainian War, with the central negotiation point being a ceasefire and conditions for peace. Trump expressed a strong desire to end the war and pressed for a ceasefire, while Putin rejected calls for an unconditional ceasefire and insisted that Ukraine must cede the four partially occupied regions that Russia annexed as a condition for peace. Despite the discussion, no agreement was announced at the summit, and Trump later suggested that Ukraine would need to make territorial concessions to end the war.
The meeting, held on U.S. military property at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, was partly for security and symbolic reasons given Alaska’s historical ties to Russia and the proximity between the two nations. Putin focused his public remarks more on the historical ties and geographic closeness between the U.S. and Russia rather than on Ukraine specifics, while Trump emphasized ongoing negotiations and plans to discuss the war further with European and Ukrainian leaders. The summit was described as a "constructive" meeting by both leaders.
Anchorage, located in southern Alaska, is the venue for the meeting. Trump departed for the meeting on Friday, and no specific schedule for the meeting has been provided. The meeting is expected to discuss Russia's military aggression against Ukraine, with global security and stability issues potentially being touched on but secondary in public reporting.
References:
- CNN
- The New York Times
- BBC News
- The Washington Post
- Alaska Public Media
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