On August 15, 2025, U.S. President Donald J. Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska, for a nearly three-hour summit at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to negotiate peace in the Russia-Ukraine war.
Described as productive, the talks yielded agreements on several points but no concrete deal due to unresolved issues, with Trump planning to brief Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO, while Putin emphasized mutual respect and Alaska’s Russian heritage.
Marked by symbolic gestures like a U.S. B-2 bomber flyover, the summit drew mixed reactions, with analysts questioning its effectiveness and social media users debating its legitimacy amid protests and ongoing violence, highlighting the complexity of achieving peace without Ukraine’s direct involvement.