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Trump and Putin meet in Alaska at start of high-stakes summit

Trump and Putin meet in Alaska at start of high-stakes summit

By Rashika Kumar
16/08/2025
Photo: Le Monde

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are holding a high-stakes meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.

After arriving at a US military base, the two leaders took part in a choreographed red carpet greeting ahead of their talks on Ukraine.

Although they departed together in the US presidential limo, plans for Putin and Trump to meet alone have shifted to include advisers.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff will join Trump, according to the White House.

Trump told reporters earlier today that his goal is to get Putin back to the negotiating table, not broker a deal on behalf of Ukraine.

He also stopped short of promising security guarantees for Kyiv as part of a deal to end the war.

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is not attending the meeting, emphasized that Ukraine will be “counting on America.”

If the summit goes well, Trump has suggested organizing a trilateral meeting with Zelensky.

Source: BBC

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