Only Trump, Putin, and their translators set to be present at 'unpredictable' Alaska summit

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in Anchorage, Alaska — the first such encounter in over four years. The choice of location is no accident, blending pragmatic politics with powerful symbolism.

Chapter Breakdown
0:00 Why Anchorage, Alaska, has been chosen for the Trump-Putin summit
2:36 Benjamin Alvarez Gruber, DW Correspondent, on Trump's statements leading up to meeting
6:47 Ines Pohl, DW Washington Bureau Chief in Anchorage, on atmosphere in Alaskan capital
7:59 Domitilla Sagramoso, Senior Lecturer in Security and Development at King's College London, on Ukraine insisting that security decisions won't be made without it at summit
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Post from DW News on August 14, 2025

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