U.S. President Donald Trump stated on Monday (August 11, 2025) that his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this Friday (August 15, 2025) in Alaska might be a “feel-out meeting” aimed toward urging Russia to end the war in Ukraine.
“So I’m going in to speak to Vladimir Putin, and I’m going to be telling him, you’ve got to end this war. You’ve got to end it,” Mr. Trump advised reporters.
Mr. Trump additionally stated a future meeting might embrace Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
