Trump and Putin to meet at a military base: why the US chose this location
13 August 2025 06:54
On Friday, August 15, US President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin will meet in the state of Alaska. According to CNN, the White House has already decided not only on the city, but also on a specific location – the Elmendorf-Richardson Joint Military Base in Anchorage, "Komersant Ukrainian" reports
According to journalists, the teams of both leaders agreed that this particular area is safe enough for negotiations. The American side, however, tried to avoid the option of hosting the Russian delegation at a military facility until the last minute.
The reasons for choosing Alaska are not only logistical but also political. After the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin, who is accused of war crimes, it became impossible to hold a meeting in Rome, Vienna, or Geneva.
The Kremlin insisted on the United Arab Emirates, but Washington rejected this proposal to avoid Trump’s second visit to the Middle East in a short time.
As a result, only two options remained on the table – Hungary or Alaska. And, as CNN notes, Putin “unexpectedly agreed to come to the United States.”
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.
