United States President, Donald Trump, and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, will meet in Alaska on August 15 to discuss the future of the war in Ukraine.

Trump announced the meeting on social media, with BBC reporting the Kremlin spokesperson as later confirming the date and location, calling Alaska “quite logical” given its proximity to Russia.

The meeting announcement came just hours after Trump suggested that Ukraine might have to cede some territory to end the war, which began in February 2022 with Russia’s full-scale invasion.

“You’re looking at territory that’s been fought over for three and a half years, a lot of Russians have died. A lot of Ukrainians have died,” Trump said at the White House on Friday.

“It’s very complicated. We’re going to get some back, we’re going to get some switched. There will be some swapping of territories, to the betterment of both.”

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, in response, firmly rejected the idea of giving up land. “The answer to the Ukrainian territorial issue is already in the Constitution of Ukraine. No one will and cannot deviate from this. Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier,” he wrote on Telegram.

“Any solutions that are against us, any solutions that are without Ukraine, are at the same time solutions against peace,” Zelensky said, adding that his government is ready for “real solutions” that ensure a lasting peace.

“We are ready, together with President Trump, together with all partners, to work for a real, and most importantly, lasting peace – a peace that will not collapse because of Moscow’s wishes.”

The war between Ukraine and Russia has led to unending deaths.

SaharaReporters reported that at least two people were confirmed dead and 12 others injured when Russian forces launched an aerial bombing strike on a recreation centre located in a settlement in Zaporizhzhia District of Ukraine in the early hours of Wednesday August 6, 2025.

The Zaporizhzhia District Governor Ivan Fedorov confirmed that two civilians were killed and 12 others were injured, including children, according to local media, RBC Ukraine.

At least nine of the injured were hospitalized, among them two children — one in serious condition, and the other in moderate condition.
Six of the seven adult victims are undergoing surgery for severe mine‑blast injuries.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also confirmed the attack in a statement on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday.

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