“The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, announcing the meeting.

“Further details to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”

Of course, the meeting will focus predominantly on the Russia-Ukraine war, though Putin has suggested the summit could ‘create long-term conditions for peace between our countries, as well as in Europe, and in the world as a whole’, as per CNN.

Heaping praise on the Trump administration in a surprising admission, Putin added: “The current American administration… is making, in my opinion, quite energetic and sincere efforts to stop the hostilities, stop the crisis and reach agreements that are of interest to all parties involved in