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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet for the first in-tradition meeting between the US and Russian leaders next Friday, August 15, as Moscow started his deadly 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
The leaders are expected to meet in Alaska, Trump said in a post on truth social.
White House envoy Steve Witcofofy had a major point on Wednesday after a call between Trump and Putin after a call between Trump and Putin on Wednesday after a visit to Moscow to meet the Kremlin chief.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets US President’s Special Envoy Steve Witcoof (R) on August 06, 2025 at Kremlin Palace, Moscow, Russia. (Through Kremlin Press Office / Handout / Anadolu Getty Image)
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Hungary, Switzerland, Italy and UAE were all under consideration, Putin was originally in favor of Hungary, according to sources familiar with the plan.
The Kremlin chief on Friday, according to the report, also shot the idea of a meeting in Italy, due to Rome’s alleged proximity with Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelancesi.
After Wednesday Trump-Putin Call, the US President also spoke with European leaders on the ability of a tripartite meeting with Zelancesi.
Moscow – Who has so far refused to have direct meetings with Putin and Zelansky – soon there is no possibility of engaging in a tripartite meeting at any time, as Kremlin’s foreign policy advisor said on Wednesday that such a meeting was “mentioned” but “not discussed.”
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian President’s Press Office, Ukraine’s President Volodimir Zelancesi, Right, and President Donald Trump, said that they include Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday, 26 April, 2025 at the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican. (Ukrainian President Press Office through AP))
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Reporting later suggested that Putin may be open to meet face -to -face with Zelansky, but only if some “conditions” are met, although these conditions are not clear.
Putin has allegedly suggested that Ukraine would formally need to formally reduce the areas of Donnetsk and Luhansk, which Moscow illegally attached illegally in 2022, but which does not have complete control.
Although Zelancesi has combated similar regional demands, given that the Constitution of Ukraine will require a national referendum for any regional concessions under the Constitution of Ukraine.
Despite the immense obstacles that remained, Trump appeared optimistic while talking to reporters on Wednesday that “there is a very good possibility that” [Putin and Zelenskyy] Will meet “.
Zelancesi said that at least one bilateral meeting was suggested between the US and Russian leaders, which would probably be after a meeting with Trump, Putin and Zelancesi.
S President Donald Trump (R) meets Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) on the first day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on 28 June 2019. (Kremlin Press Office/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Image)
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It is not clear that the President has certainly expected to get out of the meeting with Putin after expressing disappointment with the Kremlin chief, despite months of efforts to create a ceasefire.
Trump would not comment on how a peace agreement was thought of between Moscow and Kiev that they could be on the horizon and echoed their previous frustrations with Putin to reporters, “I have been disappointed before.”
