Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the White House on Friday (8 August), Mr Trump said the meeting would take place “very shortly”. He later announced on Truth Social that it would be held in Alaska next Friday. He suggested a possible peace deal could involve “some swapping” of territories. The Kremlin confirmed the summit in an online statement, saying the two leaders would explore options for a “long-term peaceful resolution to the Ukrainian crisis”. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded on Saturday (9 August), saying Ukrainians “will not gift their land to the occupier”.
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Larissa Howie | Saturday 09 August 2025 09:16 BST
Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine.
Speaking at the White House on Friday (8 August), Mr Trump said the meeting would take place “very shortly”. He later announced on Truth Social that it would be held in Alaska next Friday.
He suggested a possible peace deal could involve “some swapping” of territories.
President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska to discuss ending the war in…
The announcement comes just hours after Trump signalled Ukraine may have to cede territory in order to end the war.
DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine: US President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President…
Donald Trump will meet Vladimir Putin for a high-stakes summit in Alaska today that could bring about a peace deal in the Ukraine…
The US president suggested that a peace agreement would involve some ‘swapping’ of land between Ukraine and Russia.
The US president suggested that a peace agreement would involve some ‘swapping’ of land between Ukraine and Russia.
Trump says he will meet with Putin ‘very shortly’ to discuss the war in Ukraine
