What will Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin discuss in Alaska? Is India tariffs on cards? Agenda revealed
US President Donald Trump said he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday (August 15) in Alaska to discuss bringing an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The meeting would be the first US-Russia summit since 2021, when former President Joe Biden met Putin in Geneva.
What will Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin discuss?
1. Ukraine peace deal
The two leaders are likely to discuss the Ukraine war and a possible peace deal.
According to the Associated Press, Trump said the peace deal between Ukraine and Russia to end the war in Ukraine would likely involve swapping some territories. He believes both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy want peace.
Trump said a peace deal would likely mean Ukraine and Russia would swap some territory they each control. “Nothing easy,” the president said. “But we’re gonna get some back. We’re gonna get some switched. There’ll be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said in a statement posted on Telegram, “The presidents themselves will undoubtedly focus on discussing options for achieving a long-term peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.”
Putin claims four Ukrainian regions – Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson – as well as the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which he annexed in 2014. His forces do not fully control all the territory in the four regions.
2. Is India tariffs on cards?
Neither Kremlin nor the Trump administration have confirmed if Trump and Putin will discuss tariffs.
However, Putin held consultations Friday with the leaders of China and India ahead of the summit with Trump.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, during which the two leaders discussed the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and reviewed the progress of bilateral cooperation.
According to a PIB statement, the leaders also reviewed the India-Russia relationship, reaffirming their commitment to further deepening the “Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership” between the two nations.
During the conversation, PM Modi extended an invitation to Putin to visit India later this year for the 23rd Annual Bilateral Summit.
