FX.co ★ Trump, Putin to Hold Alaska Talks on Ukraine Peace Prospects

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to convene in Alaska on Friday, August 15, to deliberate over the future of the conflict in Ukraine. Trump made this announcement via social media, while the Kremlin described the chosen location as "quite logical," owing to its geographical closeness to Russia. A senior White House official conveyed to CBS that the specifics of the meeting remain dynamic, with a possibility that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may also participate. Zelensky emphasized that any resolution must prominently involve Ukraine and expressed his willingness to collaborate with international partners to achieve a “lasting peace.” The news of the forthcoming talks arrived shortly after Trump suggested that Ukraine might consider territorial concessions as a potential means to conclude the ongoing conflict, which erupted following Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022.