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Trump and Putin Confirm August 15 Alaska Summit on Ukraine Peace

They will explore a ceasefire framework hinging on potential territory swaps under looming U.S. sanctions.

Ukrainian servicemen of the 148th artillery brigade load ammunition into a M777 howitzer before firing towards Russian positions at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
President Donald Trump, center, sits during a trilateral signing with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, left, and Armenia's Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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FILE - This combination of photos shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, in Moscow on May 9, 2025, and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 1. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool, Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Overview

  • President Trump announced on Truth Social that he will host President Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska, choosing a U.S. site where an ICC arrest warrant would not apply.
  • Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s presence is not a prerequisite for the bilateral meeting, rejecting calls for a three-way summit.
  • They plan to discuss a ceasefire framework that may involve swapping control of key regions such as Crimea and parts of Donbas.
  • Trump has threatened secondary tariffs on Russian oil buyers to pressure Putin into agreeing to a truce by his self-imposed Friday deadline.
  • The summit follows special envoy Steve Witkoff’s Aug. 6 meeting in Moscow, where he received Russia’s formal proposal for ending the four-year war.