U.S.
President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at a Cold
War-era air force base in Alaska to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine, raising
international concerns.
Zig Diaries
World News
Date: Friday, 15 August 2025
Time: 13:40 WAT
Location: 📍 Anchorage, United States
The first face-to-face talks between the two leaders since 2021 focus on a Ukraine ceasefire, drawing scrutiny from Kyiv and its European allies over potential concessions.
Trump and Putin convene at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska’s largest military
installation, in a summit aimed at ending the deadliest European conflict since
World War Two.
Ukrainian
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who was not invited, along with European
leaders, have expressed concern that the talks could freeze the conflict while
implicitly recognising Russian control over roughly one-fifth of Ukraine.
For Trump,
the summit is positioned as an opportunity to claim a global peacemaking
achievement, potentially enhancing his international profile. Putin, meanwhile,
can leverage the meeting to signal that Western isolation efforts against
Russia have faltered.
Security
measures are in place across Anchorage. Media personnel gathered outside the
base on Thursday, while the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration announced
airspace closures and road restrictions during the summit.
Fact-Check
& Background Context:
The summit marks the first direct engagement between the U.S. and Russian
presidents since 2021.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has been a key military site since the Cold War. Ukraine and its allies have repeatedly expressed concern over negotiations conducted without Kyiv’s participation.
Analysts note
that ceasefire talks could have significant geopolitical implications for
European security and Russia-West relations.
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