Trump and Putin’s Alaska Meeting: Can It End the Ukraine War?
Tomorrow in Alaska, U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet for the first time since Trump’s re-election — and it’s not just a polite handshake moment. This is being framed as a high-stakes conversation aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a conflict that’s been dragging on for more than three years and has cost countless lives. The talks will cover trade, global security, and, most importantly, whether a peace deal is even possible.
Trump campaigned on the promise of ending the war quickly, but here we are, months into his new term, with the conflict still raging. He says this meeting is just a starting point — a way to “test the waters” and see if Putin is open to a deal. The idea reportedly being floated is that Ukraine might give up some territory in exchange for peace. But Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has made it clear that giving away land is not an option. Kyiv is only willing to discuss a ceasefire along current frontlines, and then decide the fate of occupied areas later.
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Putin, for his part, has praised what he calls America’s “sincere efforts” to find a resolution. Russian officials have even hinted at discussing a nuclear arms agreement as part of the broader talks. But Moscow’s demands are steep: it wants Ukraine to remain neutral, cut down its military to a token force, and even replace its current leadership — conditions that Kyiv sees as unacceptable.
On top of that, there’s the matter of economic sanctions. Russia wants them lifted, but Trump can only act on U.S. measures. The UK, EU, and other allies are unlikely to relax sanctions without a comprehensive peace deal. There’s also the thorny question of war crimes, reparations, and the forced transfer of thousands of Ukrainian children — something the International Criminal Court has already issued an arrest warrant over.
If, somehow, tomorrow’s meeting goes well, Trump hopes to arrange a follow-up with both Putin and Zelenskyy in the same room, aiming for a final peace agreement. But analysts are skeptical. The list of unresolved issues is long: territorial disputes, security guarantees, sanctions, prisoner exchanges, and even control over Ukraine’s seized nuclear power plant.
Still, this Alaska meeting represents a rare direct channel between Washington and Moscow at a moment when tensions remain sky-high. Whether it leads to peace or just another round of failed diplomacy, the world will be watching — because the stakes could not be higher.
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