President Trump on Friday said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday, hosting the Russian leader in the U.S. for talks about ending the war with Ukraine.
“The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said on Truth Social.
Earlier on Friday, the president confirmed he would meet with the Russian leader and said that swapping territories will be discussed as part of the potential peace talks. Putin reportedly presented the administration with a ceasefire proposal that involved Ukraine making territorial concessions.
“You’re looking at territory that’s been fought over for three and a half years. A lot of Russians have died, a lot of Ukrainians. So we’re looking at that, but we’re actually to get some back and some swapping. It’s complicated. It’s actually nothing easy. It’s very complicated. But we’re going to get some back. And we’re going to get some switched,” Trump said.
“They’ll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both, but we’ll be talking about that either later or tomorrow or whatever,” he added.
He said at the time he will announce the location “in a little while” but insisted he didn’t want to as he hosted the Armenia and Azerbaijan leaders to sign a peace agreement.
Asked if he could soon be hosting a similar event alongside Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Trump said he thinks “we have a shot at it,” adding “we’re going to get it solved.”
He also punted to Zelensky to prepare to sign a ceasefire agreement.
“Now, President Zelensky has to get all of his, everything he needs, because he’s going to have to get ready to sign something and I think he’s working hard to get that done,” the president said.
Trump had been weighing whether to meet with Putin, as well as Zelensky, in the coming weeks and raised the idea of meeting with the two leaders during a call with European allies on Wednesday, a source confirmed to The Hill. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt this week said Russia had expressed an interest in meeting with Trump.
