Following the upcoming Alaska summit, Russia expects the subsequent assembly between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump to be held in Russia, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov stated Saturday.
“If we glance forward, then, naturally, we should always goal for the subsequent assembly between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump to happen on Russian territory,” Ushakov was quoted by TASS information company as saying. “A corresponding invitation has already been despatched to the US President,” Xinhua information company reported.
Earlier right this moment, amid indicators of progress in the direction of a Ukraine Struggle ceasefire, Trump introduced a path-breaking summit with Putin subsequent Friday, a gathering on which the way forward for the 25 per cent punitive tariff on India for purchasing Russian oil could hinge.
Crowning three days of quick developments, Trump introduced on Fact Social on Friday, “The extremely anticipated assembly between myself and Putin will happen subsequent Friday, August 15, 2025, within the Nice State of Alaska”.
“Additional particulars to comply with.”, he stated within the Fact Social submit.
It was a fast turnaround as a result of Trump had stated on Thursday that he was “very disenchanted” with Putin, at the same time as he spoke of progress in discussions with him.
Whereas chatting with reporters earlier than the summit announcement, Trump stated, “President Putin, I consider, needs to see peace, and [Ukraine’s President] Zelensky needs to see peace now”.
“I believe that numerous issues occurred just lately that might make this go ahead”, he stated. “I am not going to say something having to do with India”, alluding to the punitive tariff.
On Wednesday, he singled out India for the punitive tariff of 25 per cent for purchasing Russian oil, and this was seen as a ploy to place financial strain on Moscow by getting New Delhi to chop off oil income to Moscow.