Trump Putin Summit is eliciting protests in Alaska over Ukraine’s speech
Anchorage residents protested the Trump Putin Summit and questioned progress on Ukrainian peace negotiations in Alaska.
President Donald Trump is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, August 15th, after months of failed diplomatic efforts to end the Ukrainian war.
The two leaders meet at a US military base in Alaska. Ukrainian President Voldymir Zelensky will not be present. Zelenskyy spoke with Trump twice this week, rejecting the idea of territorial concessions to end the war.
Trump said on August 14 that the “more important meeting” would be a meeting that includes both Zelensky and Putin. It’s going to come next, he said.
“We’re going to see what happens,” Trump said on August 14th. “And I think Putin will make peace. I think President Zelensky will make peace. I think President Zelensky will make peace. I’ll see if they can get along well.
Here’s what you need to know about the meeting between Trump and Putin:
What time is the Trump Putin meeting? See the full schedule
Trump left the White House on Friday, August 15th at about 7:30am and flew in Air Force 1 for about six to seven hours before landing at Anchorage.
The White House is expected to start at 3pm (11am Alaska time), with a joint press conference expected to continue. The two world leaders meet at Elmendorf Richardson’s joint base in Anchorage, Alaska. The base hosts around 30,000 service members, their families and private employees, and is about 700 miles from the border with Russia.
White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt, who appeared on Fox News’ Fox and Friends on August 14, said Trump’s meeting with Putin would be followed by a “bilateral lunch” between the two leaders and their respective delegations.
Trump is scheduled to leave Anchorage on his way to the White House at around 9:45pm (5:45pm Alaska time).
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Contributed by Zach Anderson’s Swapna Benugo Pallamaswamy and Dan Morrison, USA Today
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