U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15, 2025, in Alaska to discuss terms aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, now in its fourth year. This marks their first summit since Trump’s 2024 reelection and the first U.S.–Russia meeting on American soil in decades
Trump has signaled that a potential peace deal might include territorial swaps—a controversial notion that has faced strong criticism from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who declared that “Ukrainians will not give their land to occupiers”, warning that any deal excluding Ukraine would be ineffective
While both sides have hinted at this meeting—and even the Kremlin reportedly confirmed it—details remain limited and the agenda vague
