President Trump announced Friday that he will hold a one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 15 in Alaska. The summit comes as Russia has been pushing to keep all the Ukrainian territory it gained from its invasion. Nancy Cordes and Margaret Brennan have the latest.

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President Trump has announced a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska, marking Putin's first visit to the U.S. in ten years. The meeting will focus on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, with Trump previously issuing an ultimatum to Putin to agree to a ceasefire or face new sanctions. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be included in the initial talks, despite Ukraine being central to the discussions. The summit's agenda remains fluid, with possible future involvement from Zelensky and topics such as Arctic energy and infrastructure also being considered. The meeting comes as both leaders seek to advance their respective goals: Trump aiming for a diplomatic breakthrough, and Putin potentially looking to ease international isolation and sanctions.

Trump, Putin to hold meeting in Alaska next week

We begin tonight with a summit meeting between President Trump and Russian President Putin. It will be held next Friday in Alaska. Mr. Trump made the announcement late today, the deadline he had given Putin to end the Ukraine war or face new sanctions. Nancy Cordes is at the White House. Nancy? Jim, White House officials had been discussing foreign destinations like Rome or Abu Dhabi before Alaska suddenly emerged as the site for this summit. This will be Putin's first trip to the U.S. in 10 years, and he doesn't travel very often because he's facing an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court for war crimes. I think the location will be a very popular one for a lot of reasons. President Trump's one-on-one meeting with Vladimir Putin will be their first since 2019. Contrary to initial plans, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will not be included, even though his territory is the focus of the talks. It's very complicated, but we're going to get some back. We're going to get some switched. There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both. Putin has been pushing to keep all the Ukrainian territory he gained from his three-and-a-half year invasion, and then some. What Putin is proposing is a very bad deal. Bill Taylor served as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Why is Vladimir Putin suddenly so eager to sit down and talk? Putin wants this meeting for two reasons. One is to stall any discussions of an end to the war. He wants to continue the war. But the second thing he wants is to come in from the cold. I mean, he's an indicted war criminal. Most of the world will not talk to him, and President Trump has said he's willing to talk to him. Trump has long argued that he alone can get Putin to change course. So far, Putin has proved him wrong, leaving Trump increasingly frustrated. So far, I've been very disappointed with President Putin. Every time I think it's going to end, he kills people. He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless. Trump eventually issued an ultimatum, accept a ceasefire by today or face more sanctions. Putin ignored that deadline. Today has once again brought killings and Russian shelling, Zelensky said. President Trump said today that he is going to start off meeting with Putin and then future talks would involve Zelensky as well. But the planning for this summit in Alaska is still very fluid, and Jim, I was just told that it is still possible that Zelensky could end up being involved in some way. Nancy Cordes at the White House for us tonight. Thank you, Nancy. Margaret Brennan joins us now from Washington. Margaret, an awful lot to unpack here. There absolutely is, and my sources are indicating that President Trump really wants a deal at all costs. But he doesn't have one, so he wants to have this summit with Putin instead and hold off on further pressure. The meeting itself may be the message for Trump, while evading sanctions is the motivation for Putin. One of Putin's advisers just a few minutes ago tweeted the talks should be about partnering on energy in the Arctic and infrastructure. No mention of Ukraine. Meanwhile, Zelensky said there's a chance of reaching at least a ceasefire, but he can't give up territory without putting it to a vote. He's been burning up the phone lines trying to urge the Americans and Europeans to sanction Russia and seize bank accounts, because without more pressure, the Ukrainian officials that I've spoken with fear Putin will refuse to give back territory and just use these negotiations to gain what his troops failed to capture on the battlefield. Margaret Brennan with our very fluid story in Washington. Margaret, thank you.

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