Trump, Putin to hold talks at military base in Anchorage, Alaska

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stated this, as cited by Sky News.

She announced that the planned talks between Trump and Putin on August 15 will be held in Alaska’s largest city, Anchorage.

“President Trump is determined to try to end this war and stop the killing. As the president has said again and again, his priority will always be focused on peace and partnership,” Leavitt said.

According to her, the meeting was proposed by the Russian side during the visit of the U.S. leader’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, to Moscow on August 6.

“The president is agreeing to this meeting at President Putin’s request. This administration has truly used every lever, taken all measures to achieve peace through a diplomatic solution,” the spokeswoman said, calling the purpose of the meeting “to gain a better understanding of how we can end this war.”

In response to reporters’ questions about whether Trump is prepared to walk out of the summit if Putin does not take it seriously, Leavitt said she “does not want to disclose private conversations.”

“The president deeply respects all parties involved in this conflict and trying to bring it to an end. I will not get ahead of any hypotheticals,” she concluded.

Meanwhile, CNN, citing White House officials, writes that the meeting will likely take place at the U.S. Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, located near Anchorage. Organizers believe it would meet security requirements; however, the White House hopes to avoid the prospect of accommodating the Russian leader and his entourage on a U.S. military base.

Background

On Wednesday, August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow, where he met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Presidents of Ukraine and the U.S., Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, held a phone call with participation of European leaders.

President Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday.

On August 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

The U.S. President will sit down for talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but only if Putin first agrees to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

According to Axios, which was later confirmed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Special Representative Steve Witkoff will hold a video conference. Senior officials from Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, Finland, and Italy will join the conference. During the conversation, Witkoff will talk about his meeting with Vladimir Putin on August 6 and discuss further steps.

Later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the conversation had taken place and that they had agreed to continue it the following day.

U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a prerequisite for negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.

The Trump administration is working to set up talks between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

On August 7, it became known that Russia and the U.S. had agreed on a meeting between their leaders — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Later, the dictator said that the UAE was a likely venue for talks with the U.S. leader.

On August 8, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. President Donald Trump may be willing to accept Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s terms to formally recognize Russian control over parts of occupied Ukrainian territories.

A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin could take place late next week, a senior White House official has confirmed.

Donald Trump stated that a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine would involve “some exchange of territories.”

Later, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he would hold a meeting with the Russian leader Vladimir Putin in the state of Alaska next Friday.

Before the Trump-Putin meeting, senior officials from the U.S., Ukraine, and European countries are set to hold talks to coordinate their joint positions.

Media also reported that Volodymyr Zelenskyy might join the meeting between the American and Russian leaders. However, at a briefing on August 11, Trump noted that he will meet with Putin first, and later there might be a meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy, or all three together.

On August 12, Zelenskyy said that the upcoming meeting between U.S. leader Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in Alaska could be important only for bilateral relations between their states—they cannot make any decisions about Ukraine.

At the same time, Verkhovna Rada Speaker Ruslan Stefanchuk commented on U.S. President Donald Trump’s remarks about a “territory swap” with Russia, emphasizing that this cannot be done even through a referendum.