Trump, Putin To Meet in Alaska on August 15

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Alaska on August 15 to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine.

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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15th.

00:07Trump made the announcement on social media, saying he and Putin will discuss the future of the Ukraine war during the meeting.

00:14The news comes after Trump said repeatedly that Kiev and Moscow are close to a ceasefire deal.

00:21Trump told reporters on Friday that Ukraine may have to give up territory to reach such a deal.

00:26It's complicated. It's actually nothing easy. It's very complicated.

00:31But we're going to get some back. We're going to get some switched.

00:37There'll be some swapping of territories to the betterment of both.

00:42The announcement also follows Trump's threats to place new sanctions and tariffs on Russia, unless Putin agreed to end the war.