Trump, Putin assembly set to happen in Alaska
Fox Information’ Madeleine Rivera supplies particulars on the upcoming assembly between President Donald Trump and Russian President Putin to debate a doable peace deal. ‘Fox & Buddies Weekend’ co-hosts weigh in.
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President Donald Trump will use the upcoming summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin to check how severe Putin is about ending the battle with Ukraine, NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte mentioned Sunday.
Rutte advised ABC’s “This Week” that the assembly comes as Trump continues to place stress on Putin, noting the current secondary sanctions on nations like India, which bought Russian oil, and delivering deadly weapons to Ukraine.
“Subsequent Friday shall be essential as a result of it will likely be about testing Putin, how severe he’s on bringing this horrible battle to an finish,” Rutte mentioned.
Trump introduced the primary in-person assembly with Putin since Moscow launched its lethal invasion of Ukraine in 2022 in a Reality Social put up on Saturday. The leaders are anticipated to fulfill in Alaska on Friday, Aug. 15.
TRUMP, PUTIN WILL HOLD FIRST IN-PERSON MEETING SINCE UKRAINE INVASION
President Donald Trump speaks throughout a gathering with NATO Secretary Normal Mark Rutte as he arrives for a NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 25, 2025. (Piroschka Van De Wouw, Pool Picture by way of AP)
In current weeks, Trump has refused to mince phrases when requested about Putin. Trump mentioned throughout a Cupboard assembly July 8 he was fed up with Putin and mentioned he was eyeing doubtlessly imposing new sanctions on Russia.
The NATO chief referred to as the upcoming assembly “an essential step” within the means of reaching full-scale peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine.
President Donald Trump meets Russian President Vladimir Putin on the primary day of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan on June 28, 2019. The summit between the 2 leaders in Alaska on Friday shall be their first in-person since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. (Kremlin Press Workplace / Handout/Anadolu Company/Getty Photographs)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, nonetheless, wasn’t anticipated to be on the summit with Trump and Putin as of Sunday. Regardless of Zelenskyy’s absence, Rutte mentioned “we’d like Ukraine on the desk.”
“Will probably be about territory,” Rutte mentioned of the upcoming assembly. “It can, after all, be about safety ensures, but in addition in regards to the absolute must acknowledge that Ukraine decides by itself future, that Ukraine must be a sovereign nation deciding on its geopolitical future, after all having no limitations to its personal navy troop ranges, and for NATO to haven’t any limitations on our presence on the jap flank in nations like Latvia, Estonia and Finland.”
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U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker advised CNN on Sunday that no determination had been made at this level about whether or not Zelenskyy could be invited to the assembly.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks with media through the European Council Assembly on December 19, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium. As of Sunday morning, Zelenskyy was not anticipated to be on the assembly in Alaska. (Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Photographs)
“If [Trump] thinks that that’s the greatest situation to ask Zelenskyy, then he’ll try this,” Whitaker mentioned, including that “there’s time to make that call.”
When requested about whether or not Putin could be trusted, Whitaker mentioned that in any scenario of competing nationwide pursuits it will likely be actions, not phrases, that determine whether or not peace is achieved and preserved.
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“Phrases are low cost, however on this case, whether or not it is the Russians or the Ukrainians, either side are going to must take the actions to have peace and to proceed to honor that peace,” he mentioned.
Fox Information Digital’s Diana Stancy contributed to this report.
