Announces on Truth Social he will meet Putin in Alaska to discuss Ukraine war

Trump announced via social media that he would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15, 2025, to discuss ending Russia’s war in Ukraine. The announcement reinforced Trump’s tendency to personalize high-stakes foreign-policy negotiations and to spotlight direct engagement with authoritarian leaders as a signature diplomatic move.

"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." — Truth Social post, August 8, 2025