Overview

• The two leaders will hold private and ministerial-level discussions at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson under a Kremlin-approved agenda on Friday.
• Trump warned that Russia faces “very grave” consequences if Putin does not commit to ending the war in Ukraine.
• He proposed a rapid trilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Zelenski only if the Alaska talks yield verifiable commitments.
• European capitals and Kyiv have insisted Ukraine must be directly involved in any peace deal and have rejected territorial concessions seized by force.
• Observers question whether the summit will deliver enforceable guarantees or risk sidelining Ukraine without robust verification measures.