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🔴 LIVE Updates | Alaska Summit | Trump and Putin Arrive in Alaska: High-Stakes Summit Set to Begin

🕒 Updated: August 16, 2025 05:09:35 IST
✍️ Written by: Prakriti Parul

Today, August 15, 2025, the world is watching as President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin converge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for a rare and highly consequential summit. Departing Washington nearly an hour and twenty minutes behind schedule, Trump is airborne en route to meet Putin—his first face-to-face encounter with the Russian leader since his reelection and first on U.S. soil since 2007. Meanwhile, Putin made a symbolic stop in Magadan, where Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Trump will greet him right on the tarmac upon arrival at 11:00 a.m. local time.

Topping the agenda is the war in Ukraine, where Trump aims to halt the conflict and present potential peace proposals—including security guarantees outside NATO and possible territorial compromises—though Ukraine and European allies remain uneasy. This summit, shrouded in diplomatic tension and unprecedented symbolism, offers both leaders an opportunity to redefine their legacy—or risk a rupture in transatlantic solidarity.

According to sources, talks will focus heavily on the war in Ukraine, with Trump signaling potential peace proposals, alongside discussions on bilateral “irritants” and possible economic cooperation. Putin departed Magadan punctually, aiming to land on schedule. The Russian side has not released an official timetable. Global attention is fixed on whether this rare U.S.-hosted summit will yield concrete breakthroughs or deepen geopolitical divides.

Follow all the updates here…

The summit, delayed by over an hour from the original White House schedule, is expected to begin at 11:00 local time (20:00 BST). Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that Trump will greet Putin at the steps of his aircraft upon arrival.

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