Overview

• The summit will mark the first in-person meeting between the U.S. and Russian presidents since 2021 and is scheduled for August 15 in Alaska.
• Trump has proposed discussions on territorial exchanges and ceasefire terms as part of a U.S.-mediated peace plan for Ukraine.
• Ukrainian President Volodímir Zelenski has criticized the summit as premature without firm commitments on Russian troop withdrawals or a ceasefire.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin consulted with China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi for diplomatic backing ahead of the talks.
• The White House has warned that it may impose additional tariffs and secondary sanctions if the summit yields no progress toward ending the war.