NEWSFLASH: Putin, Trump to meet face to face next week

Trump confirmed he will meet Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15 — the first in-person meeting between a U.S. president and the Russian leader since the war began, ending years of Western isolation for Moscow.

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U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska next Friday — marking a break from the diplomatic isolation Putin has faced from NATO and other Western nations.

“The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska. Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account on Friday evening.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and US President Donald Trump (R) arrive for a family photo session at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images).

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