Will Trump ratchet up or decrease his support for Ukraine in the wake of his meeting with Putin?

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have landed in Alaska for a face-to-face summit. President Trump claimed that President Putin was ready to end his war in Ukraine - and he raised the prospect of a second meeting that would include Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelenskyy, who was not invited to Alaska. The Kremlin says such a three-way meeting would only be possible if today's talks bear results.

Chapter Breakdown:
0:00 Historic meeting in Alaska
1:09 Michael Kimmage, historian, Director of Wilson Center's Kennan Institute, on why territorial swaps between Ukraine and Russia are unlikely
7:30 Tyson Barker, Non Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, on how Putin can use tactics he learned in the KGB to sway and convince Trump of Putin's 'grievances'

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Post from DW News on August 15, 2025

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