Overview

• President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Anchorage, Alaska, for a high-profile summit that the White House characterizes as a listening exercise.
• Kyiv and European leaders have set five preconditions—beginning with a ceasefire, requiring Ukraine’s direct participation and mandating binding security guarantees—before any negotiations proceed.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a deal is unlikely with only one party at the table, and Trump has warned of “very severe consequences” should Russia refuse to halt its offensive.
• Summit security is extensive, with Anchorage airspace closed, protection duties shared by the U.S. Secret Service and Russia’s Federal Protective Service, and the venue reported to be Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
• Analysts caution that Putin’s unyielding demands for Ukrainian neutrality, recognition of annexed regions and limits on NATO deployment make a lasting peace deal improbable in a single U.S.–Russia meeting.