Trump, Putin Meet in Alaska as U.S. President Pushes for Immediate Ukraine Ceasefire

Addis Ababa, August 15, 2025 (ENA)—U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Alaska on Friday for a high-stakes summit aimed at discussing the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Trump and Putin are holding a high-stakes meeting in in Anchorage, Alaska.

After arriving at a US military base, the two leaders took part in a choreographed red carpet greeting before getting into the same vehicle to depart for talks on Ukraine.

In an interview with Bret Baier of Fox News on board Air Force One, Trump says he hopes the talks go well, but is prepared to walk away if they do not.

He predicted the meeting would “work out very well”, but added that “if it doesn’t, I’m going to head back home real fast”.

“I would walk, yeah,” he said.

The White House has said that Trump will not be alone for his meeting with Putin, and will instead be joined by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and special envoy Steve Witkoff.

The post-meeting lunch will also be attended by Rubio, Witkoff, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Trump’s chief of staff Susie Wiles.