Trump says he'll meet Putin in Alaska subsequent Friday for first U.S.-Russia summit since 2021

[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump mentioned he'll meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska.

Trump introduced the assembly in a publish on social media and mentioned extra particulars would comply with.

The announcement got here after Trump mentioned Friday that he would meet "very shortly" with Putin to debate ending the battle in Ukraine, a possible main milestone after expressing weeks of frustration that extra was not being carried out to quell the combating.

Talking to reporters on the White Home earlier within the day, he additionally instructed that his assembly with the Russian chief may come earlier than any sit-down dialogue involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

"We'll have a gathering with Russia, begin off with Russia," Trump mentioned.

If it occurs, the assembly could be the primary U.S.-Russia summit since 2021, when former President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva. It may imply a breakthrough in Trump's effort to finish the battle, though there is not any assure it might cease the combating since Moscow and Kyiv stay far aside on their circumstances for peace.

There was no instant affirmation from Moscow.

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Analysts, together with some near the Kremlin, have instructed that Russia may provide to surrender territory it controls exterior of the 4 areas it claims to have annexed.

Trump virtually two weeks in the past moved up his ultimatum to impose extra sanctions on Russia and introduce secondary tariffs focusing on international locations that purchase Russian oil if the Kremlin didn't transfer towards a settlement. The deadline was Friday.