The president of the United States, Donald Trumphe announced in his official Truth Social account that he will meet his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, next Friday, August 15, 2025 in Alaska, American territory just 82 kilometers from the eastern end of Siberia.
The main objective is to address the prolonged war conflict in Ukraine, which has accumulated more than two years of fierce fighting between Russia and Ukrainian forces, whose copious mortal casualties are jealously squirled by both sides.
The meeting comes after a Trump ultimatum so that Russia stops bombings and advances towards an agreement, something that has not materialized so far.
Putin makes queries
Putin, on the other hand, in the days before the appointment has maintained various leaders of allied powers and key countries, including Xi Jinping (China), Narendra Modi (India), and presidents of Belarus, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, according to reported The portal Russia Today.
These conversations reflect strategic coordination and possible support for the proposals that Russia could present in Alaska, in addition to the political support for prolonged resolution of the Ukrainian conflict.
According to analysts, these communications could indicate that Russia seeks to inform their allies about a possible peace agreement that would be discussed at the summit.
The situation on the ground and the challenges for peace
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces continue to face harsh battles in several regions, especially in the eastern province of Donetsk and on the northern border with Sumy, where they try to stop the Russian advance.
In early August, Moscow managed to conquer the strategic city of Chasov Yar. That victory of Russian weapons allows you to open a road to Kramorsk and Slavyansk, the last important cities of the Donbas that are still under Ukrainian control, with the exception of Pokrovsk (Krasnoarmeysk), which is also surrounded and partially controlled.
Trump has imposed new sanctions against Russia and countries that buy Russian oil, such as India, hoping to press for fire cessation. However, the war does not show signs of mooring for now, with continuous attacks and great wear in the civil and military populations of both sides.
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International reactions and fears
The announcement of the meeting between Trump and Putin has been received with caution in Europe and other regions.
There is concern that Ukraine can be excluded from the main negotiations if only the United States and Russia participate, which could weaken the position of Kiev in the search for a peace that does not imply the amputation of large areas of the east of the country, lend to integrate with Russia.
The War Study Institute, based in Washington, has indicated that Putin believes that time plays in favor of Russia and that it can resist more than Ukraine and the West. This would complicate the panorama for a rapid and effective resolution of the conflict.
Previous meetings and differences between the United States and Russia
This meeting is a renewed attempt to dialogue after the last summit between the United States and Russia took place in 2021 in Geneva, with former president Joe Biden.
The relationship between the two countries during Trump’s first mandate was complex, with moments of approach, but also of strong tensions, especially for sanctions, accusations of electoral interference and otanist militarization in Eastern Europe.
Putin and Trump will meet in the next few days; The place is already agreed
The differences between the two largest nuclear powers on the planet on foreign policy issues are deep. The United States firmly supports Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion, providing weapons, money, intelligence and diplomatic support.
Russia, on the other hand, justifies its intervention as an action to protect its rusophilic interests and populations, attacked by KIEV since 2014, in addition to seeking a change in the European geopolitical balance, with the strong opposition to the presence of NATO on the Ukrainian border, a military alliance that has been expanding east from the implosion of the Soviet union in 1991.
