Alaska, August 15. Two men and an important destination. There is already a date for a meeting, turned into a summit, which aims to mark the future of war in Ukraine. Much has rained and has spent since the last time Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin saw the faces. It was in June 2019, in the middle of a G20 summit in Japan, during the first mandate of the Republican leader.
It seemed a matter of time and almost seven months after returning to the White House, the president of the United States will shake the hand and exchange opinions, face to face, with the leader of Russia. What is clear so far is that it will not be an easy encounter for either of the two.
Although it is an important approach, with which Kremlin seems willing to sit at the negotiating table to end the war in Ukraine, the proposals that are known by Washington do not seem to convince even kyiv a bit.
August 15
It was a matter of time and only the date and place were missing. Donald Trump has been in charge of making known this Friday that he will meet his Russian counterpart in Alaska on August 15.
“The long -awaited meeting between me, as president of the United States of America, and the president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025 in the great state of Alaska. More details will be offered soon. Thank you for your time“, pointed out in Truth Social.
It is only necessary to know, precisely, what Trump indicated at the end of his message, the details of the encounter. What points will be reviewed and what will be the proposals that will be on the table to end the war in Ukraine.
Yuri Ushakov, spokesman for Kremlin, has confirmed, according to the news agency Tassthat “the American party has just announced an agreement to organize a meeting between the presidents of Russia and the United States, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump, on Friday, August 15 in Alaska.”
Alaska, Territory ‘neutral’
It does not seem a coincidence that the place chosen for the meeting between Trump and Putin is Alaska. With some somewhat cold relationships between both leaders, especially after the tariffs that the White House tenant applied to India for the purchase of Russian oil, the tension due to the situation of the war in Ukraine has approached positions- at least to sit together- between both leaders.
Of the 31 degrees planned in Washington for next Friday and the 22 degrees that Mercury will register in Moscow, the Alaska Summit will be held with the thermometers in the 18 degrees. And it is precisely that, the temperature, which can be key in the meeting.
Although Alaska belongs to the United States, there is an intrahistory behind this territory. It was Russia who sold it to the North American country in 1867. In fact, Yuri Ushakov explained in a telegram statement that “Alaska and the Arctic are also meeting points of the economic interests of our countries.” “There are perspectives of large and mutually beneficial projects“He has reasoned.
In case there was any doubt that the meeting was to fully address the search for a peace agreement in Ukraine, the Putin government advisor has revealed that both presidents “will undoubtedly focus on debating the options for achieve a long -term peaceful solution to the Ukrainian crisis“.
“Russia and the United States are nearby neighbors and share border. And it seems totally logical that our delegation simply cross the Bering Strait and that such an important and expected summit among the leaders of both countries is celebrated in Alaska, “he said.
Trump advances a proposal and Zelenski rejects it
Although the exact details are unknown, Trump has already showed some of the ideas he will put on the table at the meeting with Putin. The American president explained this Friday they are “contemplating part and exchange part“, between Russia and Ukraine.
“It is complicated, but we are going to recover part and we will exchange another. There will be an exchange of territories for the convenience of the two, we will talk about it later or tomorrow,” said the Republican leader.
Hours later, the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, has reacted to the intentions of the White House tenant in a statement. He has done it, completely rejecting any assignment of territory for Russia.
“For what has perpetrated. The Ukrainian people deserve peace. But All partners must understand what a dignified peace is“The president defended.
In fact, Zelenski has claimed Trump not to make decisions without counting Ukraine. “Ukraine is ready to make real decisions that bring peace. Any decision against us, Any decision without Ukraine, is at the same time a decision against peace“He said.
Any decision without Ukraine, is at the same time a decision against peace
Volodimir Zelenski, president of Ukraine
The Ukrainian president believes that negotiations without kyiv “will not achieve anything” and will be “failed.” “They are unfeasible decisions. And we all need real and genuine peace. A peace that people respect“He said.
It is true that the only meetings in which Russian and Ukrainian representatives have participated in Istanbul, only served to reach agreements on hostage exchanges. But the Zelenski government considers a “priority“That there is a meeting with Putin, to move on to the final phase of the peace negotiations.
The reality is that the positions between Ukraine and Russia remain very opposite. Trump, as he has done with Azerbaijan and Armenia this Friday, seeks to take the photo as ‘the peacemaker’. While including his agenda his first face to face with Putin in six years, he moves Ukraine from Some plans for kyiv of transfer of territories that, for the moment, do not seem to have a great future.
