Alaska prepares for protests over planned Trump-Putin meeting
12 August 08:07
A wave of discontent is growing in the United States over the meeting scheduled for August 15 between US President Donald Trump and Kremlin dictator Vladimir Putin, which is to take place in the state of Alaska. The social movement Stand UP Alaska called on Anchorage residents to take to the streets to protest, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to the report, the event is scheduled for August 15, the day of negotiations on a peaceful settlement of the war between Russia and Ukraine with the support of the United States.
The protest will be held under the slogan “Alaska with Ukraine,” and its organizers call on local residents to join the action in support of Ukraine’s territorial integrity in the face of Russian aggression.
“Join us in Anchorage, Alaska to protest the presence of an international war criminal. Despite the governor’s support, the president invited Vladimir Putin. We are here to tell Trump and Putin: Alaska stands against tyranny,” the activists said in a statement.
The rally is expected to take place on the day of the summit.
Experts suggest that the meeting between the two leaders could lead to new concessions to Moscow from Washington, which is a cause for concern among both locals and the international community.
What is known about the meeting between Putin and Trump
The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled for August 15, 2025, and will take place in the US northwestern state of Alaska.
The exact city of the summit has not yet been officially confirmed, but it is likely to be the state’s largest city, Anchorage, or the capital, Juneau. At the same time, the NYT writes that the US Secret Service has booked a six-room house in Anchorage, where Trump and Putin are likely to meet.
Diplomatic consultations between Ukraine and the United States on the eve of the summit are virtually around the clock. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham said that Ukraine and Russia would have to exchange some territories after Kyiv receives security guarantees.
Later, it became known that European leaders and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy would have a phone conversation with Trump before his meeting with Russian dictator Putin.
This meeting will be Putin’s first face-to-face meeting with the US president since 2021, when he met with Joe Biden in Geneva, Switzerland.
Donald Trump, as the leader of the White House, and Vladimir Putin last held personal talks in 2018 in Helsinki, Finland, and in 2019 they met at the G20 summit in Japan, but in the format of delegations.
Already in his second term, since the beginning of 2025, Trump has spoken to Putin at least three times by phone.
