Overview

• The Kremlin has published the summit agenda and confirmed a private face-to-face followed by a working breakfast and joint press briefing at Elmendorf-Richardson.
• The U.S. Treasury eased select financial sanctions on Russia through Aug. 20 to clear the way for meeting-related transactions.
• President Trump warned of “very grave consequences” if Putin refuses to agree to an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine.
• European leaders and Kyiv have insisted that any U.S.-Russia agreement must include Ukraine and reject territorial concessions imposed by force.
• Trump proposed a rapid trilateral meeting with President Zelenski “almost immediately” after the Alaska talks if bilateral discussions prove successful.