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Putin-Trump summit

August 13, 2025

After more than three years of war, the leaders of Russia and the US will meet in Alaska on Friday to discuss a possible end to the fighting in Ukraine.

Donald Trump (right) and Vladimir Putin (left) are seen in silhouette at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan in 2019
Image: Lukas Coch/IMAGO
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