President Donald Trump and a large delegation of administration officials are in Alaska, for a historic summit with Russian president Vladimir Putin (and his own smaller delegation). While Trump is infamously obsessed with winning a Nobel Peace Prize , has bragged that he is a master negotiator and believes he can cut a deal to end the war in Ukraine, and predicted “something’s going to come” of the summit — it’s far from clear what this big meeting will actually accomplish. We’ll find out together: below are the latest developments, analysis, and reactions. Copied Allison Quinn Updated Aug. 15, 2025, 3:19 PM EDT

Putin shrugs and grins when asked about killing civillians

Moments after touching down in Anchorage and greeting Trump, Putin was bombarded with shouted quest

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