Trump-Putin Summit in Alaska: No Peace Deal, Ongoing Tensions, and Putin’s Demands for Ukraine

On August 15, 2025, President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, for a high-stakes summit aimed at addressing the Russia-Ukraine war, now in its third year.

The nearly three-hour meeting, marked by a dramatic U.S. military flyover and a warm tarmac greeting, was billed as a step toward peace.

However, despite claims of progress, no ceasefire or peace agreement was announced, leaving the conflict unresolved and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, absent from the talks, to meet Trump in Washington, D.C., on August 18 to discuss next steps. This article examines the outcomes of the summit, Putin’s demands for ending the war, and the likelihood of those conditions being met.