He wrote about this on TruthSocial (a social network unavailable in Ukraine).Donald Trump said that the long-awaited meeting between him, as President of the United States, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin would take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State of Alaska.The U.S. president added that he would share the details later.Later, the propaganda outlet RIA Novosti reported that Putin’s adviser, Yuri Ushakov, had confirmed the date and location of the meeting between the heads of state.“Russia and the U.S. are close neighbors, so it is quite logical that the meeting between Putin and Trump will take place in Alaska,” he said.Ushakov added that Moscow expects the next meeting between Putin and Trump, after Alaska, to take place in Russia, and noted that Trump has already been given an invitation.BackgroundOn Wednesday, August 6, U.S. President Donald Trump's special representative, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Moscow, where he met with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.Presidents of Ukraine and the U.S., Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump, held a phone call with participation of European leaders.President Donald Trump could meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin as early as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday.On August 7, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.The U.S. President will sit down for talks with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, but only if Putin first agrees to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.According to Axios, which was later confirmed by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Special Representative Steve Witkoff will hold a video conference. Senior officials from Ukraine, France, Germany, the UK, Finland, and Italy will join the conference. During the conversation, Witkoff will talk about his meeting with Vladimir Putin on August 6 and discuss further steps.Later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the conversation had taken place and that they had agreed to continue it the following day.U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is not a prerequisite for negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.The Trump administration is working to set up talks between President Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.On August 7, it became known that Russia and the U.S. had agreed on a meeting between their leaders — Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Later, the dictator said that the UAE was a likely venue for talks with the U.S. leader.On August 8, Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. President Donald Trump may be willing to accept Russian leader Vladimir Putin’s terms to formally recognize Russian control over parts of occupied Ukrainian territories.A meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin could take place late next week, a senior White House official has confirmed.Donald Trump stated that a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine would involve “some exchange of territories.”