The US president suggested that a peace agreement would involve some ‘swapping’ of land between Ukraine and Russia

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Alaska, after signalling that he would support an agreement on Moscow’s war against Ukraine that would involve “some swapping of territories”.

“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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that more details would follow.

Addressing reporters at the White House a few hours ahead of the announcement, Trump said that “there’ll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both”.

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