President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in Alaska.
Trump shared the ground-breaking statement via his Truth Social social media platform where he described the meeting as ‘highly anticipated,’ though few details were provided.
The summit would be the first face-to-face meeting between the two world leaders since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine in 2022 under President Joe Biden.
‘The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska,’ Trump wrote.
‘Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!’
The soon-to-be meeting also marks the first time Putin – or any Russian leader – has visited the U.S. since 2015 meeting when Putin met with then-President Barack Obama at the UN General Assembly Meeting in New York City on September 28, 2015.
The surprise announcement comes just one day after the U.S. deadline for Russia to commit to peace talks expired.
Trump’s statement also follows reports from several U.S. outlets citing a White House official, who indicated that any potential meeting with the Russian leader would be contingent on his willingness to engage directly with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
However, when pressed by reporters for clarification, the U.S. President stated that a meeting between Putin and Zelensky would not be a prerequisite for the planned U.S.-Russia talks to move forward.
President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska
The statement, shared via Trump’s social media platform Truth Social, described the meeting as ‘highly anticipated,’ though few details were provided
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