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The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Alaska 2025 or the Trump–Putin Summit) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin.

It was held on August 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. The main topic of discussion was the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, which Trump wants to end. It was the first time Putin was invited to a Western country since he ordered the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Putin faces an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes. It was also the first time that a Russian presidential visit to the United States has been held on a U.S. military property. In February 2022, Putin ordered the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, starting the deadliest war in Europe since World War II. During the 2024 presidential election, then presidential candidate Donald Trump campaigned with a promise to end the war on his first day in office. On February 12, he held a surprise phone call with Putin which led to negotiations between Russia and the U.S. for the first time since the invasion. Later that month, U.S. secretary of state Marco Rubio began meeting with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov in Saudi Arabia, a neutral country that hosted Putin. Over the following months, Trump continued to communicate with Putin through phone calls and Truth Social posts. Presidents Putin and Zelenskyy were due to hold direct negotiations in Istanbul on May 15, and Trump suggested he would also be there. However, Putin did not attend. Trump said he believes the only reason Putin did not attend was because he was not there, and said peace talks are only possible if he and Putin meet.

On May 28, Trump said he would know within two weeks whether Putin was serious about ending the war or was just “tapping us along”. In May, June and July, Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine increased dramatically. Trump told reporters on July 23: “I go home, I tell the first lady: ‘You know, I spoke to Vladimir today. We had a wonderful conversation.’ And she said: ‘Oh really? Another [Ukrainian] city was just hit.'” After President Trump criticized Putin on Truth Social, the Kremlin described his posts as “emotional”. On July 14, Trump announced that the U.S. would impose more sanctions on Russia and 100% tariffs on countries that still buy Russian oil if Putin did not agree to end the war within 50 days. On July 28, Trump announced that the deadline would be shortened to 10 or 12 days, citing a lack of progress in negotiations. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff met with Putin in Moscow on August 6, two days before the set deadline. Following the meeting, President Trump stated that there was a “good chance” that a meeting with Putin would take place “very soon.” When Trump’s deadline arrived on August 8, instead of imposing sanctions, Trump announced that he would host Putin in Alaska on August 15.

On the press conference following the meeting, Putin began the presser acknowledging that Russia–United States relations have suffered in recent years and that a meeting between the two nations was long overdue. Putin noted that negotiations were held in a “respectful, constructive and mutually respectful atmosphere” manner. President Trump began his remarks saying he’s “always had a fantastic relationship with President (Vladimir) Putin” but that it was impeded by the “Russia hoax”. Putin also recognized his agreement with President Trump that the security of Ukraine must be ensured. Upon the conclusion of the presser, a ceasefire was not agreed upon and neither leader answered questions from the press. Trump and Rubio downplayed the chances of increasing sanctions on Russia. On August 17, Trump said that responsibility for peace fell on Zelenskyy, while saying that Ukraine should not regain Crimea or join NATO. On 18 August numerous European leaders arrived at the White House for what the BBC said amounted to a wartime summit. A summit between Trump and Zelenskyy at the White House was held on August 18. Prior to this summit, EU leaders met with Zelenskyy at the Ukrainian embassy in Washington, D.C. Steve Witkoff said that Putin agreed that the US could provide NATO-like protection to Ukraine. Ukrainian president Zelenskyy welcomed the United States’ pledge to provide security guarantees to Ukraine. During the meeting, Putin reportedly offered to end the war if Ukraine ceded all of Donbas to Russia, but Zelenskyy rejected territorial concessions.

August 15, 2025: Trump-Putin summit ends without concrete deal