WATCH: Trump, Putin hold Alaska summit

Trump and Putin hold brief post-summit news conference

Trump and Putin arrive in Alaska

August 15, 2025 8:20 PM

Published August 15, 2025 2:31 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Anchorage, Alaska, for a summit on the Ukraine war on Friday.

The two leaders held a news conference after speaking, accompanied by diplomats, for about two hours.

Watch the two leaders meet after landing and holding a joint news conference.

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