US President Donald Trump made the information immediately that he can be having a much-awaited summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin subsequent Friday, August 15, 2025, in Alaska. The assembly is prone to middle primarily round initiatives to safe a peace settlement to cease the present battle between Russia and Ukraine.
The announcement got here by way of Trump’s Reality Social account, the place he wrote: “The extremely anticipated assembly between myself, as President of the US of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will happen subsequent Friday, August 15, within the Nice State of Alaska. Additional particulars to comply with. Thanks on your consideration to this matter!” This marks Putin’s first go to to the U.S. in a decade, signaling a possible diplomatic shift.
Earlier within the day on the White Home, after signing a historic Armenia-Azerbaijan peace settlement, President Trump steered that massive developments have been made on the Russia-Ukraine file. “I arrived, and this complete world was burning, and all this stuff have been actually occurring. We’ve been right here solely six months. The world was burning, and we did nearly all the things to handle each hearth, and we’re very strongly coping with one other one with Russia and Ukraine. We could have some additional info for you a short while later,” Trump mentioned.
He reiterated that his “highest aspiration is to carry peace and stability on the planet.”
When questioned additional relating to the Russia-Ukraine peace course of whereas addressing the Armenia-Azerbaijan scenario, Trump continued, “Russia, as you understand, misplaced almost 25,000 over the previous month and a half. Ukraine misplaced a couple of, and many individuals are dying, and we’re getting very shut and can announce later. We could have a gathering with Russia, and we are going to announce a spot. The place can be a really, extremely popular one for a lot of causes. We’ll make the announcement slightly later, and do not need to do it now due to the importance of what we simply did.”
In terms of the extent of negotiations, Trump expressed confidently, “We’re very near a deal. Working with European nations, who’re nice individuals and leaders, is fantastic by means of NATO. I received superb with them and agreed to extend from 2 per cent to five per cent that they already paid. And we’re working very carefully collectively. In equity to President Zelensky, he’s receiving all the things he desires, presuming we are going to get one thing achieved. I can be assembly very shortly with President Putin. It might have been sooner, however I suppose there are safety preparations that regretfully individuals should make.”
Trump additionally implied {that a} attainable settlement to cease the battle in Ukraine would entail a multifaceted swapping of territory. “It’s totally sophisticated. However we’ll get some [territory] again, and we’ll get some switched. There will be some swapping of territories to the betterment of each, however we’ll be speaking about that both later, or tomorrow,” he added.
The steered meet is in keeping with Trump’s self-imposed deadline for Russia to signal an settlement on a ceasefire in Ukraine that expired with out new assurances, and amid Ukraine and its European allies’ long-standing opposition to any deal that requires give up of occupied territory. The Kremlin has but to formally affirm the assembly as declared by Trump, however each states had indicated an imminent summit.