Trump plans to invite Putin for a discussion on Ukraine in Alaska on the upcoming Friday
Headline: President Trump and Putin Meet in Anchorage to Discuss Ending Ukraine Conflict
Sub-headline: The long-awaited summit between the two leaders focuses on efforts to negotiate a ceasefire and peace in Ukraine.
After a complicated relationship over the past several months, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes summit on August 15, 2025, in Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting, initially planned as a one-on-one, expanded to a three-on-three format, including key officials from both sides.
Trump was accompanied by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, while Putin was joined by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and adviser Yuri Ushakov. The summit took place at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson and included personal conversations, delegation-level talks over a working lunch, and concluded with a joint press conference. This marked Putin's first visit to the U.S. in a decade.
The summit lasted approximately six to seven hours and focused on efforts to negotiate a ceasefire and peace in Ukraine amid ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Russia. Pro-Ukraine demonstrations occurred in Anchorage, highlighting the contentious backdrop to the talks.
Notably, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders were not part of the meeting, with some European leaders urging that any agreement involve Kyiv and start with a ceasefire. The location for a potential meeting about the war in Ukraine between Trump and Putin is yet to be determined.
Steve Witkoff, Trump's envoy, met with Putin on Aug. 6 in Moscow and reported progress in peace talks. Trump has also threatened tougher sanctions against Moscow, including steep tariffs on India, a key buyer of Russian oil.
The meeting aims to discuss a plan to end Russia's war in Ukraine, which is now in its fourth year. The details of the meeting are yet to be disclosed, but the summit is a significant diplomatic event aimed at advancing peace talks for Ukraine's conflict, involving senior representatives and culminating with direct discussions between the two leaders.
[1] ABC News. (2025, August 15). Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-putin-meet-anchorage-discuss-ukraine/story?id=9123596-1
[2] CNN. (2025, August 15). Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine. Retrieved from https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/15/politics/trump-putin-meeting-ukraine/index.html
[3] The New York Times. (2025, August 15). Trump and Putin meet in Anchorage to discuss Ukraine. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/us/politics/trump-putin-meeting-ukraine.html
- In the joint press conference, President Trump announced that the discussion of ending Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine was one of the key indexes on the agenda.
- The General News section of The New York Times reported that the summit in Anchorage included talks about potential credit options for Russia's oil exports, in light of threatened sanctions by the U.S.
- The meeting between Trump and Putin also addressed the need for better fire safety measures in conflict zones, such as Ukraine, as part of Humanitarian Aid options discussed during the negotiations.
- As the talks were concluded, it was noticed that the ecological and social concerns, like ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), were not explicitly mentioned in the official statements, sparking questions on the severity of their role in the negotiations on certain options for peace.
