Trump, Putin begins the top of Alaska in anchorage aimed at ending the Ukraine War

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin landed in Anchorage, Alaska, and started their delayed talks in the pursuit of the end of the war in Ukraine.

The meeting marks the first time that the leaders of the United States and Russia have gathered in person since Putin launched her deadly invasion of Ukraine over three and a half years.

The meeting, which started around 3:30 p.m., should last several hours, with initial estimates that are approximately four hours, although the Kremlin reported that the talks could last up to seven hours.

US President Donald Trump tackles Russian President Vladimir Putin, while they come together to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine, at the Elmendorf-Richardson joint base in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, on August 15, 2025. (Reuters / Kevin Lamarque)

The Minister of Defense of NATO signals absolute mistrust “that Putin wants any peace agreement before the Trump summit

Trump said before the meeting that he would not conclude an agreement or will not grant territorial concessions concerning Ukraine, although questions carried out at the head of high -level talks on the question of whether Washington forged a mineral agreement with Moscow.

The president told journalists on Thursday that he would wait to see how talks take place before he would say if he could conclude a mining agreement – whose optics remain clear because they could potentially benefit the economy of Russia, and therefore the Putin war box.

Although in particular, the United States and Russia have seen its best commercial negotiators travel with its corresponding delegations as US secretary Scott Bessent and the Secretary of Commerce Scott Lutnick – who embarked on high -level commercial discussions – as well as the CEO of Russian direct investment funds, Kirill Dmitriev and the Minister of Finance, Anton Suluov, were informed.

US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, while they come together to negotiate the end of the war in Ukraine, with Elmendorf-Richardson Base in Anchorage, Alaska, United States, August 15, 2025. (Reuters / Kevin Lamarque)

Trump ready to “ bring the hammer ” to Putin if he does not cooperate at the top

The White House confirmed that in parallel with the president and its best economic officials, secretary Pete Hegseth, chief of staff Susie Wiles, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Secretary of State Marco Rubio also made the trip from around 8 hours to Anchorage for “expanding” bilateral “discussions and a” working lunch “.

Although only Witkoff and Rubio will be in the meeting alongside Trump, while Putin should be accompanied by the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Lavrov.

The Russian Minister of Defense, Andrey Belousov, would also have made the flight of about eight and a half hours, but it is not clear if he will sit on meeting with Putin and Trump.

The US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (C, L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (C, R) walk on the Tarmac when they arrived at the Elmendorf-Richardson joint base in Anchorage, Alaska, August 15, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

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Trump said he would call Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders immediately after his discussions with Putin.

It is not clear if Trump and Putin are addressed to the press after high -level meetings.