Trump and Putin scheduled to meet on the following Friday.
In a significant development, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on August 15, 2025, for a crucial discussion regarding the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. This will be the first direct engagement between the two leaders since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The Kremlin has accepted the invitation for the personal discussion, which was announced by Trump on his social media platform, Social Truth. The meeting is scheduled to take place after several telephone conversations between the two leaders, but despite these discussions, they have yet to reach an agreement on the ceasefire in Ukraine.
The primary goal of the meeting is to assess whether a ceasefire is even possible. Trump described the talks as a "feel-out meeting" aimed at determining if a ceasefire deal with Putin could be made. However, he emphasized that he himself will not make any definitive deal, leaving that to Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The meeting is seen more as a preliminary step rather than a conclusive negotiation. It will begin with a one-on-one meeting with translators only, followed by broader discussions involving their delegations, including key Russian officials.
Experts suggest that Putin is likely to continue applying military pressure during negotiations, using attacks on Ukrainian cities as leverage, while seeking security guarantees and economic arrangements that might isolate Ukraine and Europe. Putin is expected to demand significant territorial concessions from Ukraine, knowing Kyiv will reject these demands, potentially aiming to portray Ukraine as the main obstacle to peace in the eyes of Trump and his supporters.
If a ceasefire dialogue is to proceed, it is not expected to immediately produce a ceasefire agreement. The broader context includes continued Ukrainian and allied skepticism about any deal that compromises Ukrainian sovereignty and concerns about the durability of negotiated settlements without Ukraine’s direct involvement.
As of now, Zelensky has not yet commented on the upcoming meeting. However, he has consistently rejected any territorial concessions to Russia. The proposed territorial exchange, which Trump spoke of before the Ukraine summit, would benefit Putin, as Russia would retain the Crimean Peninsula and the regions of Luhansk and Donetsk in their entirety.
The meeting in Alaska this coming Friday is anticipated to clarify whether a ceasefire dialogue can proceed but is not expected to immediately produce a ceasefire agreement. The outcome of the Putin-Trump meeting remains uncertain, adding to the intrigue surrounding this significant event.
- The discussion between President Trump and President Putin, scheduled for August 15, 2025, in Alaska, is anticipated to be a part of ongoing war-and-conflicts news, centering on the political aspect of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and it might also involve general news about negotiations.
- The meeting in Alaska will not only cover military pressure tactics by Putin, such as attacks on Ukrainian cities, but also his demand for significant territorial concessions from Ukraine, which politics experts suspect may aim to influence the perception of Ukraine as the main obstacle to peace in the eyes of Trump and his supporters.
