{"id":160728,"date":"2025-08-15T06:16:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-trump-to-meet-putin-in-alaska-bbc\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T06:16:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T06:16:11","slug":"live-updates-trump-to-meet-putin-in-alaska-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/live-updates-trump-to-meet-putin-in-alaska-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Trump to meet Putin in Alaska – BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are preparing for a highly anticipated summit in Alaska on the Ukraine war
Trump says Putin won't "mess around with me" at their first one-on-one meeting in six years
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky is notably excluded from the talks, and has warned that decisions made in his absence will be meaningless
What do they want? Putin consistently shows a desire to win Ukrainian territory, while Trump wishes to act as global peacemaker, <\/i>our Russia and US editors write<\/i><\/a>
Both sides have lost tens of thousands of soldiers since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022
On the front line:<\/b> We map the war-ravaged Ukrainian territories at the heart of this summit<\/a>
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'Putin is a master of persuasion': Our Russia editor and North America correspondent discuss the summit
Edited by Alex Smith
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Yesterday afternoon Donald Trump spoke to the media in the White House about his meeting with Putin – here's what he said:
\"\"<\/span><\/span>Sarah Smith<\/strong>
North America editor<\/span>
Face-to-face for the first time in six years and joined only by their translators, Presidents Trump and Putin will look to see if they can find a way to end the fighting in Ukraine.
Donald Trump says he'll know within minutes if there is a deal to be done.
They will not be discussing an ultimate peace settlement in Ukraine – which Trump has suggested could include a divvying up of territory – something Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has so far rejected.
The White House is downplaying expectations of any major breakthrough, describing the meeting as a "listening exercise" rather than a full-scale negotiation.
The pair will meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, outside the city of Anchorage
The choice of location is historically significant: the two presidents are meeting on American land that was once Russian.
Alaska belonged to Russia until 1867, when it was bought by the US. Then, in 1959, It became an American state.
Russian presidential assistant Yuri Ushakov said it was a \u201clogical\u201d place to meet, with only the Bering Strait separating the two countries.
The pair will be meeting at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on the outskirts of Alaska\u2019s largest city, Anchorage, in the southern part of the state.
With roots tracing back to the Cold War, it is Alaska's largest military base, with more than 30,000 people living on the site.
Protesters have come out in support of Ukraine in Anchorage ahead of the summit.
People could be seen waving Ukrainian flags and unfurling a large banner with the words "Alaska stands with Ukraine".
Fighting between Russia and Ukraine shows no signs of easing ahead of Trump and Putin's meeting.
On Thursday, Ukraine ordered an evacuation of families with children from the town of Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region as intense fighting continued in the area.
According to AFP news agency, Russian forces advanced up to 10km (6 miles) on a section of the front line near the towns of Dobropillia and Druzhkivka on Tuesday. It was their biggest gain for a 24-hour period in over a year, the agency estimated after analysing data from the US-based Institute for the Study of War.
An oil refinery in Russia's Volgograd region caught fire on Thursday after being hit by debris from a Ukrainian drone, local officials said. It has now been reportedly extinguished.
Trump <\/b>has been pushing hard to end the war.
He promised to do so within 24 hours when elected, but so far hasn't had success brokering a deal.
He\u2019s given a mixed picture<\/a> of his hopes for today – saying he\u2019d try to get back some territory Russia had occupied for Ukraine, but that there\u2019d also be \u201csome swapping, changes in land\u201d.
The White House has been trying to win over European leaders\u2019 support for a deal that would hand over swathes of Ukrainian territory to Russia, the BBC's US partner CBS News has reported.
However, Trump has also appeared to try to lower expectations ahead of the talks – he has called today a \u201cfeel-out meeting\u201d and his press secretary described it as \u201clistening session\u201d.
Putin <\/b>also says he wants to end the war, though no details have yet emerged about what he might demand today. At this stage, though, there\u2019s no reason to believe he\u2019s budged<\/a> on his maximalist preconditions for peace.
Just a few weeks ago, he said his position hadn\u2019t changed since June – when Russia presented Ukraine with a memorandum setting out conditions for a \u201cfinal settlement" of the conflict. The memorandum said that Ukraine must reduce its military and not join Nato, and that Russia\u2019s territorial gains – including annexation of Crimea and four eastern regions – must be internationally recognised.
Trump comments last week that there could be "some swapping of territories to the betterment of both" Russia and Ukraine – sparked concern in Kyiv and across Europe<\/a> that Moscow could be allowed to redraw Ukraine's borders by force.
\"\"<\/span><\/span>Jacqueline Howard<\/strong>
Live reporter<\/span>
You join us ahead of the first talks between US President Donald Trump and Russia's President Vladimir Putin in six years – with the Ukraine war top of the agenda.
There is one key party missing from the summit in the US state of Alaska: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
When the summit was announced, Zelensky said any deals reached without his country\u2019s involvement were \u201cdead decisions\u201d. His European allies have also said<\/a> they will not accept a deal to which Ukraine did not agree.
The Ukrainian leader will be waiting by the phone for a call from Trump to learn whether, as the US president hopes, Putin is amenable to a \u201cfair deal\u201d.
The White House has described the forthcoming summit as a \u201clistening exercise\u201d for Trump, who himself tempered expectations on Thursday, saying there was a \u201c25% chance\u201d the talks \u201ccould fail\u201d.
On the frontlines, Ukraine has been steeling itself against a push by Russian forces in recent days into key regions.
Stay with us as we bring you the latest from Ukraine ahead of the summit.
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