Is Vladimir Putin prepared to finish the warfare in alternate for jap Ukraine?US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Alaska on August 15 to debate ending the continuing Russia-Ukraine warfare, with Trump appearing as a negotiator for a doable peace deal.In response to a Wall Avenue Journal report, Putin is ready to comply with a ceasefire if Ukraine and Nato withdraw from jap Ukraine. Quoting European and Ukrainian officers, the report says the Kremlin needs management over jap Ukraine and world recognition of its claims in alternate for ending the combating. Moscow is demanding 4 provinces – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson.Trump, talking at a briefing, mentioned any peace deal would seemingly contain territory swaps. “However we’re gonna get some [territory] again. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of each,” he mentioned, with out giving extra particulars.He additionally added, “President Putin I consider needs to see peace.”On Reality Social, Trump posted: “The extremely anticipated assembly between myself, as President of america of America, and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will happen subsequent Friday, August 15, 2025, within the Nice State of Alaska. Additional particulars to observe. Thanks to your consideration to this matter!”This would be the first US-Russia summit since 2021, when then-President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva. The announcement got here simply hours after Trump advised reporters he plans to debate the warfare with Putin, expressing cautious optimism that “we’ve got a shot” at brokering peace. Earlier, the Kremlin additionally confirmed the assembly after US envoy Steve Witkoff met Putin in Moscow.
