Trump flew to Alaska for talks with Putin
Kyiv • UNN
US President Donald Trump flew to Anchorage, Alaska, to meet with Vladimir Putin on August 15. The talks were initiated by Putin; no documents will be signed.
US President Donald Trump flew to Anchorage, Alaska, where he will hold talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, UNN reports.
Details
Trump's motorcade arrived at the airfield at 14:56 Kyiv time.
Trump flew to Alaska at 15:07 Kyiv time.
Along with Trump, the following flew to Alaska:
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio;
- Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent;
- Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick;
- Special Envoy Steve Witkoff;
- Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt;
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe;
- White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles;
- Deputy White House Chief of Staff Dan Scavino.
Recall
The presidents of the US and Russia will hold talks in Alaska on Friday, August 15. The meeting was initiated by Putin, Zelensky emphasizes the impossibility of resolving Ukraine's fate without its participation.
Russian dictator's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that no documents are planned to be signed following the talks in Alaska. The summit will discuss issues "related to the Ukrainian settlement."
The planned meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will take place on Friday at 11:00 local time (22:00 Kyiv time) in Anchorage.
Political scientist Oleh Lisnyi believes that the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska will not be a turning point, but only the beginning of the process. He proposes a trilateral or quadrilateral negotiation format with the participation of Ukraine and Europe.