Anchorage, Alaska – August 15, 2025 — Today, U.S. President Donald Trump is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, in a highly anticipated summit that could reshape the future of the war in Ukraine and global geopolitics     .
A Ceremonial Start on the Tarmac
According to the Kremlin, the meeting will commence with Trump greeting Putin at his plane on the tarmac, underscoring the formality and symbolic importance of the event  .