Trump-Putin in Alaska August 15th. No Colosseum or Imperial Forums. In fact, no Rome. The scenography of the face to face between Donald Trump e Vladimir Putin, in fact, will be among the snow-capped peaks and glaciers of Alaska. The US president himself announced it, providing the precise date, via Truth: "The long-awaited meeting between me, as President of the United States of America, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow.” This is the post that appeared yesterday evening, Friday, August 8, exactly one week before the scheduled meeting.
Trump-Putin in Alaska on August 15: What It Means
Trump's announcement recalls the CNN, Arrives on the day set as the deadline for Putin “to conclude the medium-high pace"Otherwise," the tycoon threatened, "a severe economic punishment would have rained down." The meeting is also a turning point in relations between the two countries. The Russian president has not returned to the United States since 2015 – a good ten years – and has not met Trump since 2018.
Trump's "official" post came after the American president himself had anticipated the terms of a potential peace agreement to put an end to war in UkraineThe agreement, in fact, the president said, could include "some territory swaps that would benefit both Ukraine and Russia." "The territory has been disputed for three and a half years," Trump added. "A lot of Russians have died, a lot of Ukrainians have died, so we're evaluating the situation. We're trying to recover some and exchange some. It's complicated; it's actually not easy at all. We'll recover some, we'll exchange some."
Trump and Putin in Alaska, WSJ: Moscow demands Donbass and Crimea
According to rumors of the Wall Street Journal, Putin has already presented the Trump administration with a ceasefire proposal that includes significant territorial concessions by Kiev. It seems in fact that Moscow wants at least all the Donbass (Donetsk and Lugansk), in addition to the recognition of the CrimeaThe fate of uncertain Zaporizhzhia and kherson.
Trump and Putin meet in Alaska, but Zelensky says "No deal without us."
But the news of the face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin was greeted with extreme coldness by the Ukrainian side. The president Volodymyr Zelensky He commented on social media: "Ukraine is ready to make concrete decisions that can bring peace. Any decision against us, any decision that doesn't involve Ukraine, is at the same time a decision against peace," he thundered. "It will lead to nothing. These are stillborn decisions. They are impracticable decisions," he continued. we all need true and authentic peace. A peace that people respect." He then entrusts another message in which he clarifies his stakes to Telegram: "Ukrainians defend what is theirs. Obviously, We will not give Russia any reward for what it has done. The answer to the Ukrainian territorial question It is already in the Constitution of Ukraine. Ukrainians will not give away their land to the occupier".
Trump-Putin: Why the Summit Will Be Held in Alaska
The Kremlin confirmed the Alaska summit. The choice of location, the largest state in the US Federation, was described by Moscow as "quite logical." "Russia and the United States are neighbors, neighbors," said Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin advisor and aide. "It seems quite logical that our delegation should simply fly across the Bering Strait and that such an important and eagerly awaited summit between the leaders of the two countries should be held in Alaska."
Not only that, the visit to American soil leaves expectations on a next meeting on Russian soil, for the necessary diplomatic reciprocity. And this would be the meaning of Ushakov's intervention, reported by the agency Interfax"The Kremlin," the Russian leader claims, "expects the next meeting between Russian and US presidents Putin and Trump, after Alaska, to take place on Russian soil." And the invitation has reportedly already been forwarded to the US president.
Moscow continues its attacks on Rome: "Italy is Russophobic."
In all this, there is no shortage of (reiterated) Moscow's thrusts in RomeThe Russian ambassador to Italy, Alexei Paramonov, entrusts the following words to his Telegram channel: "Italy had all the credentials to host the summit between Putin and Trump. But it lost the opportunity to obtain this 'undoubted, historic diplomatic success' due to the Russophobia of the ruling class“, a “senseless all-round support for Ukraine” and a “total refusal of dialogue”.
Security meeting in the UK: who's there?
Meanwhile, the UK home Saturday August 9 a safety meeting with officials from the United States, Ukraine, and Europe. The summit is hosted by the Foreign Minister. david lammy and by the Vice President of the United States JD Vance, as confirmed by the British government. "The Prime Minister spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky this morning," Downing Street reported. "They looked forward to today's meeting of the European, Ukrainian, and US National Security Advisors, hosted by the British Foreign Secretary and the US Vice President, and agreed that this will be a crucial forum to discuss progress towards a just and lasting peace," a government spokesperson added, reporting on the contents of the meeting.
“Both leaders welcomed President Trump’s desire to end this barbaric war and agreed that we must continue to put pressure on Putin to end his illegal war,” a Downing Street spokesperson concluded, reporting that Starmer in the call “reiterated his unwavering support for Ukraine and its people.”
JD Vance was reportedly present at the meeting. According to what has been learned, Representatives from Italy also participate (with Ambassador Fabrizio Saggio, diplomatic advisor to Giorgia Meloni), France, Germany e Poland.
