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Trump and Putin in Anchorage Summit to Chart Ukraine Ceasefire and Bolster Nobel Bid

Framed by the White House as a listening exercise, the summit coincides with Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize drive, Ukrainian objections over their exclusion, European warnings against sidelining Kyiv.

(L) U.S. President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at the White House on August 8, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (R) FILE - In this April 17, 2015 file photo, a national library employee shows a gold Nobel Prize medal in Bogota, Colombia.
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Overview

  • The bilateral talks at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson mark the first face-to-face meeting between President Trump and President Putin since 2019, aimed at exploring terms for an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
  • The White House has characterized the gathering as a preliminary listening exercise even as Trump warns of severe consequences if Russia resists a peace settlement.
  • Trump has spotlighted his mediation record to strengthen his Nobel Peace Prize case, securing new nominations from foreign governments and boosting bookmaker odds ahead of the summit.
  • Ukrainian President Zelensky and EU capitals have protested being left out of these negotiations, stressing that any agreement must uphold Kyiv’s territorial integrity.
  • U.S. envoys are combining threats of tariffs and secondary sanctions with offers of security guarantees outside NATO to press Moscow into earnest ceasefire talks.