President Donald Trump has confirmed that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2025, in Alaska to discuss efforts to resolve the ongoing war in Ukraine.
This meeting marks the first direct face-to-face encounter between the two leaders since 2019 and is the first U.S.-hosted summit with Russia since 1988. President Trump announced the meeting on his social media platform, describing it as the “highly anticipated meeting” and promising more details to follow.
Alaska was chosen as the venue due to its close proximity to Russia, a factor Russian officials have called a “logical” choice for the summit. The primary focus of the talks will be negotiating a peace agreement to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022.
President Trump has indicated that any peace deal could involve territorial exchanges between Ukraine and Russia, a proposal that has raised concerns among Ukrainian officials and their international allies. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s participation in the meeting remains unclear. Although the Trump administration has expressed willingness to consider a trilateral meeting, initial discussions are expected to be held between Trump and Putin.
The upcoming summit is being closely watched globally as a potential turning point in the Ukraine conflict and a significant moment for international diplomacy and security.
