Trump-Putin Alaska summit Archives

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit for talks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska on 15 August 2025 during their first summit since Trump's return to office aimed at ending the war in Ukraine.

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Latest news Ukraine

Trump reportedly threatened to end talks in Alaska when Putin wanted entire Donetsk Oblast – media

Negotiations between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin reached a critical juncture in Alaska when Putin demanded for complete control over Ukraine's Donetsk Oblast

byMaria Tril

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Latest news Ukraine

“War criminal on US soil”: Alaska erupts as Putin lands for Trump summit

Local voices unite against what they see as legitimizing tyranny.

byAlya Shandra

7 minute read

Analysis

The peace that kills: How the Alaska summit could end Ukraine without ending the war

In Washington, they call it peace negotiations. In Moscow, they call it Ukraine's legal execution.

byKhusanboy Kotibjonov

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Latest news Ukraine

Russian territorial claims to Alaska resurface ahead of Trump-Putin summit

Kremlin propagandists leverage the symbolic summit venue choice to fuel territorial fantasies.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Opinion

The Ukraine war won’t end in Alaska—but Western unity might

Putin gets an American partner against Europe; Trump gets to claim he tried diplomacy.

byHans Petter Midttun

Trump’s plan: Give Putin Crimea, then watch the tanks roll toward Tallinn

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Opinion

Putin came for the summit. Trump brought the white flag.

For six months, Trump has found excuses for Putin, punished allies instead of adversaries, and now arrives at the table already conceding the game.

byStephen Blank

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Latest news Ukraine

Zelenskyy: Ukrainian Armed Forces will not leave Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts on their own

Ukraine faces the prospect of a "third war" if its forces abandon Donbas territories either voluntarily or under international pressure, Zelenskyy said three days before Trump-Putin meeting

byMaria Tril

Flag of the European Union, illustrative image. Photo via Eastnews.ua.

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Latest news Ukraine

Despite pouring more billions in military aid for Ukraine than US, Europe’s leaders will not be present at Alaska talks

This leaves Kyiv diplomatically isolated and is raising fears that Ukraine may be pressured into concessions without its strongest allies at the negotiating table.

byOlena Mukhina